UNLV Professor Steffen Lehmann was invited to contribute a chapter to an annual report by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) in Milan, Italy's oldest and most prestigious think tank (founded in 1934, affiliated with Bocconi University), which he co-authored with UNLV graduate researcher Shiva Manshour.

The chapter entitled "Smart Cities as Drivers of Sustainability and New Urban Mobility," argues that smart cities are simultaneously engines of economic activity and living laboratories for sustainable innovation — and that understanding mobility across urban territories, from autonomous vehicles and drones to high-speed rail, is foundational to designing the next generation of infrastructure.

The report, The Pursuit of Smart Mobility in Urban Nodes: Trends and Innovation, edited by Secchi, Della Gatta, and Riela, was produced in a knowledge partnership with McKinsey & Company and brings together leading voices on the future of urban mobility.

Additionally, Prof Steffen Lehmann has also been published by Liverpool University Press in the publication Global Crises, Resilient Responses and Future Cities, with a chapter titled “Social Interaction and the Future of Urban Public Space.”