Insurmountable limitations of city-scale digital twins? On urban knowledge and planning

Computational Urban Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1)

Опубликована: Март 26, 2025

Abstract Digital twins are enjoying widespread and growing success in both theoretical practical applications. A recent development that is gaining increasing traction the application of digital to cities. The aim this article discuss whether there inherent limitations case. At present, scientific literature on urban dominated by “technical” approaches. Critical investigation – especially from a philosophical perspective still at its beginnings. This aims contribute line inquiry. It mainly analytical. On basis specific conceptual framework, it examines their applications contexts. starts distinguishing among simple, complicated complex systems, reaches conclusion that, while using generally appropriate (and often helpful) first two these some structural use case systems. In latter case, depend certain distinctive aspects such as emergent unpredictable nature, role played regard “dispersed knowledge” (that is, form diffused knowledge crucial for functioning large systems but cannot be collected re-unified because, coherent integrated whole, does not exist anywhere).

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Sustainability Benefits of Digital Twin Technology in Achieving Resilient Smart Cities During Strong Earthquake Events

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Metaverse City: Conceptual Views and Formation Factors Towards the Digital Society

Encyclopedia, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(2), С. 62 - 62

Опубликована: Май 7, 2025

The “metaverse city” is defined as an immersive, interactive, and experiential digital environment that replicates or reinvents elements of physical cities, inserting them into alternative reality. This concept involves transposing the urban, social, cultural aspects real cities metaverse, thus creating new ways interacting with experiencing urban space. Thus, it not necessarily a replica city; however, invariably distinguished by its immersive nature, offering users sensory interactive experience. goes beyond mere replication city, evolving multifaceted space integrates cultural, technological elements. It shaped interactions mediated social actors (users), whose relationships in metaverse are influenced power dynamics occurring virtual environment, much like cities. city merely extension rather, construct enables living relating to Consequently, dynamic ever-evolving construct, contingent on active engagement multiple their for consolidation. without strategic involvement diverse actors, identity practices characterize this contemporary entity—made possible emerging technologies—risk losing viability.

Язык: Английский

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Ethics of smart cities and smart societies

Ethics and Information Technology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 26(4)

Опубликована: Окт. 16, 2024

Язык: Английский

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