About the Book
Cities increasingly turn to game-inspired strategies to engage residents and solve complex spatial and urban issues. By incorporating elements like points, interactive maps, challenges, and simulations, planners can make civic participation more accessible and motivating for diverse communities. These tools help visualize problems, test potential solutions, and encourage collaborative decision-making, transforming technical planning processes into more engaging and inclusive experiences. As a result, gamification emerges as a powerful approach for enhanced public involvement and smarter, more sustainable urban development. Addressing Urban and Spatial Challenges Through Gamification examines the role of gamification as an emerging design and planning strategy within the context of human habitats. It addresses how game-based frameworks inform the development of built environments, offering structured, interactive, and participatory approaches to urban and spatial challenges. This book covers topics such as digital games, sustainable development, and civic engagement, and is a useful resource for urban developers, business owners, sociologists, academicians, researchers, and scientists.
About the Author :
Dr. Rui Liu is an Associate Professor at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, University of Florida. She holds a Ph.D. in Design, Construction, and Planning and dual Master’s degrees in Information Systems and Construction Management. Her research spans Building Information Modeling (BIM), GIS integration, smart cities, facility management, and immersive technologies like VR/AR. Dr. Liu has received multiple accolades, including Best Paper Awards from ASCE and international conferences, and prestigious scholarships such as the Fiatech Student Award and Rinker Alumni Fellowship. She is an active member of ASC, ASCE, and ASEE, and has co-chaired the Alamo BIM Peer Group. Her certifications include LEED AP BD+C, CM-BIM, and GGP. With a strong portfolio of peer-reviewed publications and industry partnerships, Dr. Liu contributes significantly to the digital transformation of construction and urban systems, emphasizing data-driven innovation and interdisciplinary integration. Vikas Chand Sharma , is an Associate Professor at Chandigarh University and a researcher at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, with 13 years of experience in architectural design, urban planning, and research. He specializes in sustainable urban design for historic cities, developing implementable frameworks for resilient, inclusive, and culturally responsive development. His methodological approach synthesizes phenomenological inquiry with digital mapping to address complex urban challenges. His foundational research on religious spatial patterns and new urbanism was established in 2016, with more recent work appearing in the International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Journal of Architecture & Urbanism, and Landscape Research. He serves on the Scientific Committees for Contesti. Città, Territori, Progetti (University of Florence, Italy) and Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura (Universidad ORT Uruguay) and is an Editorial Board Member for several journals, including Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Cities (WSSET, UK) and Urbanie and Urbanus (U+U) of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design (HKIUD). Dr. Pankaj Kumar Tyagi is a academician, researcher, and consultant, presently serving as Professor at Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He holds a Master’s degree in Tourism and Management, an M.Phil. in Tourism, and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Tourism, reflecting a strong and sustained commitment to academic excellence in the field. With over 22 years of professional experience, Dr. Tyagi has made significant contributions across the domains of industry engagement, higher education, professional training, and consultancy. His areas of specialization include destination management, travel processes, sustainable and regenerative tourism, and emerging disruptive technologies. He has consistently focused on advancing innovative and responsible approaches to tourism development, aligned with global priorities in sustainability and digital transformation. Dr. Tyagi has an extensive record of scholarly publication. He has authored or edited 20 academic books and published more than 50 research papers in reputed international journals spanning the fields of tourism, management, technology, and sustainability. His work is recognized for its academic rigour, practical relevance, and interdisciplinary perspective. In addition to his academic writing, Dr. Tyagi serves as a reviewer for several esteemed international journals. Through this role, he actively contributes to maintaining and enhancing scholarly standards across his fields of expertise. His ongoing academic, research, and consultancy efforts continue to shape the discourse around sustainable tourism practices and the integration of advanced technologies in the tourism and hospitality sectors
