Urban experimentation can help develop sustainable policies
Date:
August 10, 2021
Source:
Portland State University
Summary:
A new study offers an outline of the requirements and research
challenges involved in designing effective policies to meet
sustainability goals for cities.
FULL STORY ========================================================================== Portland State University TREC researchers Kelly Clifton, Kristin
Tufte and John MacArthur are among the co-authors of a May 2021 article published in Harvard Data Science Review. The paper, "Urban Sustainability Observatories: Leveraging Urban Experimentation for Sustainability Science
and Policy," offers an outline of the requirements and research challenges involved in designing effective policies to meet sustainability goals
for cities.
========================================================================== Humanity is experiencing revolutionary changes in the 21st century,
including accelerating urbanization, the introduction of disruptive
mobility technology services, and new sources of data generated and
consumed by urban and mobility processes. However, the environmental,
social, and economic sustainability implications of these new mobility
services are unclear given the complex nature of urban systems and the multifaceted, contested nature of sustainability goals.
The article discusses the concept of urban sustainability observatories
that leverage urban experimentation through ongoing data collection and analysis capabilities. The researchers also discuss challenges in building
and sustaining these observatories and how university, community, and
industry partnerships may establish successful observatories that serve as critical drivers of research, technology transfer, and commercialization.
========================================================================== Story Source: Materials provided by Portland_State_University. Note:
Content may be edited for style and length.
========================================================================== Journal Reference:
1. Harvey J. Miller, Kelly Clifton, Gulsah Akar, Kristen Tufte, Sathya
Gopalakrishnan, John MacArthur, Elena Irwin. Urban Sustainability
Observatories: Leveraging Urban Experimentation for Sustainability
Science and Policy. Harvard Data Science Review, 2021; DOI:
10.1162/ 99608f92.2025202b ==========================================================================
Link to news story:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210810121110.htm
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