THE NEW SCIENCE OF CITIES:TECHNOLOGY,COMPUTATION,EVOLUTION,AND APPLICATION
The advancement of technology has significantly propelled the progression of urban science.Influenced by the Fourth Industrial Revolution,urban science has entered a new phase termed the new science of cities.This paper analyzes the origins and developmental trajectory of the new science of cities,further elaborates on the essence and scope of the new science of cities,and categorizes it into three dimensions based on the concept of using cities as laboratories.In the domain of new urban science,the emergence of voluminous,high-density,and high-frequency data,alongside the increasing adoption of proactive urban sensing technologies and innovative methodologies such as artificial intelligence,has fostered a paradigm shift in research methodologies.Regarding the science of new cities,technological advancements have profoundly impacted the urban entity,affecting individual daily activities,social organization,and urban spaces,with an escalating number of studies focusing on these emerging urban phenomena to investigate their spatiotemporal laws.In terms of future cities,the advancement of new technologies is set to drive the transformation of urban spaces,prompting urban scientists to deduce future urban spatial prototypes and innovate their creation methods.Urban scientists are urged to seize the opportunities presented by the era to collectively advance the development of the new science of cities.
the new science of citiesthe Fourth Industrial Revolutiondisruptive technologiesurban planningfuture cities
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