Using open data and open-source software to develop spatial indicators of urban design and transport features for achieving healthy and sustainable cities

G Boeing, C Higgs, S Liu, B Giles-Corti… - The Lancet Global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Benchmarking and monitoring of urban design and transport features is crucial to achieving
local and international health and sustainability goals. However, most urban indicator …

Smart cities from the perspective of systems

U Ammara, K Rasheed, A Mansoor, A Al-Fuqaha… - Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern cities are complex adaptive systems in which there is a lot of dependency and
interaction between the various stakeholders, components, and subsystems. The use of …

[HTML][HTML] Global building morphology indicators

F Biljecki, YS Chow - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
Characterising and analysing urban morphology is a continuous task in urban data science,
environmental analyses, and many other domains. As the availability and quality of data on …

A global feature-rich network dataset of cities and dashboard for comprehensive urban analyses

W Yap, F Biljecki - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Urban network analytics has become an essential tool for understanding and modeling the
intricate complexity of cities. We introduce the Urbanity data repository to nurture this …

GANmapper: geographical data translation

AN Wu, F Biljecki - International Journal of Geographical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We present a new method to create spatial data using a generative adversarial network
(GAN). Our contribution uses coarse and widely available geospatial data to create maps of …

Road network evolution in the urban and rural United States since 1900

K Burghardt, JH Uhl, K Lerman, S Leyk - Computers, Environment and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Road networks represent a key component of human settlements, such as cities, towns, and
villages, that mediate pollution and congestion, as well as economic development. However …

Global urban road network patterns: Unveiling multiscale planning paradigms of 144 cities with a novel deep learning approach

W Chen, H Huang, S Liao, F Gao, F Biljecki - Landscape and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban road networks (URNs) are ubiquitous and essential components of cities. Visually,
they present diverse patterns that embody latent planning principles. However, we still lack a …

How road network transformation may be associated with reduced carbon emissions: An exploratory analysis of 19 major Chinese cities

L Zhang, H Chen, S Li, Y Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The number of automobiles and traffic carbon emissions continues to increase. Reducing
traffic energy consumption and carbon emissions in urban settings is essential in urban …

Multimodal urban mobility and multilayer transport networks

L Alessandretti, LG Natera Orozco… - … and Planning B …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Transportation networks, from bicycle paths to buses and railways, are the backbone of
urban mobility. In large metropolitan areas, the integration of different transport modes has …

A generalized framework for measuring pedestrian accessibility around the world using open data

S Liu, C Higgs, J Arundel, G Boeing… - Geographical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pedestrian accessibility is an important factor in urban transport and land use policy and
critical for creating healthy, sustainable cities. Developing and evaluating indicators …