Presentation by Fabio Duarte (Senseable City Lab - MIT) during the 2021 InterSCity webinar (Future Internet for Smart Cities INCT: [ Ссылка ]).
Title: Unveiling urban phenomena through digital traces
Abstract: As layers of networks and digital information blanket urban space, new approaches to the study of the built environment are emerging. The way we describe and understand cities is being radically transformed—as are the tools we use to design them. In this presentation, I will explore how we can use digital tools to understand urban phenomena in novel ways. Examples include Desirable Streets, in which we quantify what makes some street more desirable than others by analyzing hundreds of thousands of actual pedestrians trips in Boston, based on data collected via self-tracking apps; and Favelas 4D, in which we’re combining community involvement with handheld laser scanning technologies and methods to mathematically understand the complex urban environment of informal settlements in Rio de Janeiro.
The Future Internet for Smart Cities INCT ([ Ссылка ]) is supported by FAPESP, CNPq, and CAPES.
