How can technology assist in decision-making regarding such things as urban planning and risk analysis? This is a cross-disciplinary program to use and develop advanced technologies in areas such as agent-based simulation to support urban decision-making.
Diorama of the city of Singapore used for planning purposes. Singapore, September 2011.
Many decisions in planning for our cities, involve an understanding of complex interactions between different aspects of the city—from its infrastructure, its buildings to its inhabitants and culture. This program focuses on leading-edge information technology and techniques, and how they can be applied to specific questions and issues in urban decision-making. One specific focus of the program is simulation, in particular agent-based simulation. There is a particular focus on developing a platform that supports integration of separately developed simulation modules within a larger whole, as well as re-usability of modules where possible.
The program seeks to develop general approaches and tools that can be applied to a range of urban decision-making issues and questions. This involves the development and exploration of technologies and techniques to assist urban decision-makers in understanding the complex systems in which they are developing policies and infrastructure. The program aims to take specific questions and issues, and explore the use of leading-edge technology to contribute to addressing these questions and issues, with a view to building strong expertise in the interdisciplinary space between the social sciences and technology.
Contact
For more information on Urban Decision-Making and Complex Systems, please contact the Program Leader, Lin Padgham.