著者

Michael Batty

出版者

International Community of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development

雑誌

International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development (ISSN:21873666)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.9, no.1, pp.1-9, 2021-01-15 (Released:2021-01-15)

参考文献数

9

被引用文献数

2

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Demographic growth and the continued evolution of cities call for a new approach to better observe and research our understanding of cities. A new science based on big data, urban modelling and network theory is emerging, providing a different and rather new perspective for planners and decision-makers so that they might learn about both current and future cities. In this article, the new science is briefly introduced from four aspects: Aggregate dynamics; Form and function; High frequency cities; and New tools & techniques for planning. Examples are given to show how this new science illustrates the real-time city, as well as the structure and functional boundaries of a city, while future practice and further exploration of this new science in urban planning and policy making are explored.