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This book¬†aims to integrate climate mitigation and adaptation tools into conventional urban¬†planning. It emphasizes the¬†value and¬†importance of ICT as connected technology. The author¬†believes¬† that¬†ICT and IOT can facilitate controlling climate change attributes when deployed with appropriate ingredients and¬†composition in¬†cities in an integrated comprehensive manner. It was written¬†with¬† the¬†author’s¬†firm belief¬†that¬†cities play an important role in¬†mitigating¬†climate¬†change by reducing energy consumption,¬†promoting¬†the use¬†of¬†renewable¬†energy sources,¬†or by trading emission permits¬†and¬†selling Certified Emission Rights (CERs). This¬†book¬†looks at green growth based on¬†the¬†circular economy¬†using green smart¬†technology¬†as¬†a sustainable¬†tool for¬†green economic development.¬†Also for climate change¬† adaptation,¬†cities have to take¬†actions to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change on people, property and ecosystems in the urban¬†planning process. It has¬†been written with the author’s works for Urban Environment¬† Accords (UEA)¬†and¬†International¬†Urban¬†Training¬†Center (IUTC) in collaboration¬†with UNEP, World¬†Bank,¬†UNFCCC¬†and UN-HABITAT. It can be used as a training source book for city climate planners and¬† urban¬†practitioners of local governments.¬†It¬†will be utilized as a¬†more¬†practical¬†guidebook for¬†climate change¬†policy makers as well¬†as a futuristic research agenda for next generations.