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  • Urban Planning
  • Environmental Science
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Cities are complex systems with interconnected human and environmental elements.
  • Urbanization presents opportunities but also challenges such as pollution, congestion, and inequality.
  • Large-scale urban data offers potential for data-driven sustainable development solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of data-driven urban sustainability practices.
  • To conceptualize MetaCity, a framework for optimizing resource usage and allocation in cities.
  • To explore data-driven technologies for addressing urban complexity and achieving sustainability goals.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptualizing the MetaCity framework for data-driven urban sustainability.
  • Decomposing urban sustainable goals (e.g., efficiency, resilience).
  • Integrating urban problem discovery, system simulation, and decision-making within the framework.

Main Results:

  • The MetaCity framework offers a cohesive approach to urban sustainability.
  • Data-driven methods can address complexity in urban systems.
  • Optimization of resource allocation is key to achieving sustainable development goals.

Conclusions:

  • Data-driven approaches, integrated within frameworks like MetaCity, are crucial for sustainable urban development.
  • Addressing urban complexity through data analysis and simulation enables better resource management.
  • Achieving urban sustainability requires optimizing resource allocation for efficiency and resilience.