Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces

The recent global diffusion of new technologies, combined with the use of big data analytics, can help policymakers promote the effective development of future cities that provide living and work environments in which citizens can thrive. In partic...

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Main Author:	Monroe, Trevor
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	urbanization ICT urban development geospatial data big data crowdsourcing urban crime resilient cities social inclusion remote sensing satellite imagery mega cities green cities competitive cities municipal governance traffic sensors cameras traffic open data GPS digital listening social media
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/842181488514624285/Big-data-and-thriving-cities-innovations-in-analytics-to-build-sustainable-resilient-equitable-and-livable-urban-spaces http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26299

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spelling	okr-10986-262992021-05-25T08:58:50Z Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces Monroe, Trevor urbanization ICT urban development geospatial data big data crowdsourcing urban crime resilient cities social inclusion remote sensing satellite imagery mega cities green cities competitive cities municipal governance traffic sensors cameras traffic open data GPS digital listening social media The recent global diffusion of new technologies, combined with the use of big data analytics, can help policymakers promote the effective development of future cities that provide living and work environments in which citizens can thrive. In particular, innovative applications of geospatial and sensing technologies and the penetration of mobile phone technology are providing unprecedented data collection This data can be analyzed for many purposes, including tracking population and mobility, private sector investment, and transparency in federal and local government. To help development practitioners within and beyond the World Bank take advantage of these trends, this brief profiles a sample of big data applications to support improved urban development in low- and middle-income countries. It also cites potential opportunities for big data analytics to help developing nations achieve sustainable urban growth, while reducing the economic differential with high-income countries. 2017-03-16T21:21:34Z 2017-03-16T21:21:34Z 2017-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/842181488514624285/Big-data-and-thriving-cities-innovations-in-analytics-to-build-sustainable-resilient-equitable-and-livable-urban-spaces http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26299 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa East Asia and Pacific Latin America & Caribbean South Asia Colombia Haiti Kenya Philippines Syrian Arab Republic Tanzania Vietnam
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description	The recent global diffusion of new technologies, combined with the use of big data analytics, can help policymakers promote the effective development of future cities that provide living and work environments in which citizens can thrive. In particular, innovative applications of geospatial and sensing technologies and the penetration of mobile phone technology are providing unprecedented data collection This data can be analyzed for many purposes, including tracking population and mobility, private sector investment, and transparency in federal and local government. To help development practitioners within and beyond the World Bank take advantage of these trends, this brief profiles a sample of big data applications to support improved urban development in low- and middle-income countries. It also cites potential opportunities for big data analytics to help developing nations achieve sustainable urban growth, while reducing the economic differential with high-income countries.
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author	Monroe, Trevor
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title	Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces
title_short	Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces
title_full	Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces
title_fullStr	Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces
title_full_unstemmed	Big Data and Thriving Cities : Innovations in Analytics to Build Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Livable Urban Spaces
title_sort	big data and thriving cities : innovations in analytics to build sustainable, resilient, equitable and livable urban spaces
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/842181488514624285/Big-data-and-thriving-cities-innovations-in-analytics-to-build-sustainable-resilient-equitable-and-livable-urban-spaces http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26299
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