This book offers a comprehensive guide to the transformative power of green finance, circular economy principles, and digital technologies in driving sustainable urban development. Through global case studies and expert analysis, it explores how municipalities can leverage green bonds, how circular economy policies can be scaled, and how digital platforms—from AI to blockchain—can accelerate the shift to a greener, more resilient economy. Designed for policymakers, urban planners, investors, and sustainability professionals, the book offers actionable strategies and forward-looking roadmaps at the intersection of finance, technology, and environmental stewardship. Featuring a global cast of contributors from both academia and practice, it will be of particular interest to academics, investors, and policymakers engaged in green finance, sustainable development, and alternative financing.

Dr. Anna Rumyantseva, Ph.D. of Economics, Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs of St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics (Russia), is a leading expert in corporate finance, strategic financial management, financial and managerial accounting.

Prof. Dr. Marijana Joksimović is a Full Professor of Economics, Finance and Banking at Alfa BK University and a Senior Scientific Associate at the Institute for Agricultural Economics in Belgrade (Serbia). She has authored over 110 scientific and professional papers, five books, and three monographs. She also serves as a reviewer for SSCI- and Scopus-indexed journals. She was a visiting professor at Franklin University (USA) in 2014/15 and at Adriatic University (Montenegro) in 2022/2023.

Dr. Elena Sintsova, Ph.D. of Economics, Head of the Department of International Finance and Accounting of St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics (Russia), is a leading specialist in Sustainable Development, Business Processes and Management of Companies and Industry.