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The ‘New Urban Science’ : towards the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary pursuit of sustainable transformations

Karvonen, Andrew LU ; Cvetkovic, Vladimir ; Herman, Pawel ; Johansson, Karl Henrik ; Kjellström, Hedvig ; Molinari, Marco and Skoglund, Mikael (2021) In Urban Transformations 3. p.1-13
Abstract
Digitalisation is an increasingly important driver of urban development. The ‘New Urban Science’ is one particular approach to urban digitalisation that promises new ways of knowing and managing cities more effectively. Proponents of the New Urban Science emphasise urban data analytics and modelling as a means to develop novel insights on how cities function. However, there are multiple opportunities to broaden and deepen these practices through collaborations between the natural and social sciences as well as with public authorities, private companies, and civil society. In this article, we summarise the history and critiques of urban science and then call for a New Urban Science that embraces interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary... (More)
Digitalisation is an increasingly important driver of urban development. The ‘New Urban Science’ is one particular approach to urban digitalisation that promises new ways of knowing and managing cities more effectively. Proponents of the New Urban Science emphasise urban data analytics and modelling as a means to develop novel insights on how cities function. However, there are multiple opportunities to broaden and deepen these practices through collaborations between the natural and social sciences as well as with public authorities, private companies, and civil society. In this article, we summarise the history and critiques of urban science and then call for a New Urban Science that embraces interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to scientific knowledge production and application. We argue that such an expanded ver- sion of the New Urban Science can be used to develop urban transformative capacity and achieve ecologically resilient, economically prosperous, and socially robust cities of the twenty-first century. (Less)
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New Urban Science, Interdisciplinary, Transdisciplinary, Urban transformative capacity
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Urban Transformations
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3
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9
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13 pages
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Springer Nature
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2524-8162
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10.1186/s42854-021-00028-y
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English
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  series       = {{Urban Transformations}},
  title        = {{The ‘New Urban Science’ : towards the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary pursuit of sustainable transformations}},
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  doi          = {{10.1186/s42854-021-00028-y}},
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