Jean Mercier is Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Laval University, Canada. He was Vergniaud Chair of Territorial Governance at the Université de Bordeaux, France, in 2009. Fanny Tremblay-Racicot is Associate Professor of local and regional administration at the National School of Public Administration (ENAP), Québec, Canada. Mario Carrier is a Professor at the Graduate School of Urban and Regional Planning at Laval University, Canada. He is also a member of the Centre for Research in Planning and Development (CRAD). Fábio Duarte is Research Scientist at MIT Senseable City Lab, USA, Professor at the Pontfícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil, and Consultant for the World Bank. His books include Unplugging the City, co-authored with Rodrigo Firmino.