Abstract
Recently, Adams and Tiesdell (2010), Tewdwr-Jones (2012) and Batty (2013) have outlined the importance of information and intelligence in relation to the mediation and management of land, property and urban consumers in the future city. Traditionally, the challenge for urban planners was the generation of meaningful and timely information. Today, the urban planners’ challenge is no longer the timely generation of urban data, rather, it is in relation to how so much information can be exploited and integrated successfully into contemporary spatial planning and governance. The paper investigates this challenge through a commentary on two City Information Modelling (CIM) case studies at Northumbria University, UK. This commentary is grouped around four key themes, <em>Accessibility and availability of data, accuracy and consistency of data, manageability of data </em>and<em> integration of data. </em>It is also designed to provoke discussion in relation to the exploitation and improvement of data modelling and visualisation in the urban planning discipline and to contribute to the literature in related fields. The paper concludes that the production of information, its use and modelling, can empower urban planners as they mediate and contest state-market relations in the city. However, its use should be circumspect as data alone does not guarantee delivery of a sustainable urban future, rather, emphasis and future research should be placed upon interpretation and use of data.
Highlights
In order to reflect on the theme for this thematic issue, Urban Forms and Future Cities, this paper focuses on one of Adams and Tiesdell’s (2010) three recommended areas for capacity building in relation to the contemporary spatial planning process in the future city, that of the need for market rich information and knowledge
Consistent with Adams and Tiesdell (2010), we do not seek to contribute to the rich debate in relation to spatial planning for an account), rather, we seek to investigate how City Information Modelling (CIM) can be used as a tool by urban planners, operating as market actors, to nourish the context in which spatial planning takes place and to inform strategic planning and resource allocation decisions
The journey toward quality open data is an on-going process. This debate should be in relation to government transparency, perhaps the onus should be on those involved in CIM and urban planning to prove that releasing quality open data is a worthwhile activity
Summary
In order to reflect on the theme for this thematic issue, Urban Forms and Future Cities, this paper focuses on one of Adams and Tiesdell’s (2010) three recommended areas for capacity building in relation to the contemporary spatial planning process in the future city, that of the need for market rich information and knowledge. While the findings should be useful to planners in emerging cities in the developing world where an understanding of the urban process will be beneficial
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