The urban planning information platform: progressive methods of planning and managing the sustainable development of territories

Abstract

The urban planning information platform, including the “digital twin” model, has become the basis for the integration of various urban planning and sector-wide approaches and a tool for progressive spatial planning, design, and management of the sustainable development of territories. The study resulted in the identification of several “smart urban planning” aspects as a promising direction in the development of the theory and practice of urban planning. The article gives a brief description of the modern global experience in digital forecasting, programming, and design of the spatial system. It discloses the provisions of strategic urban planning, modeling the graphic identity of a territory, and master planning taking into account digital information systems and information and communication technologies. The authors propose to separate the concepts of “territorial” and “spatial”, taking into account their differences and tasks. They determine perspective tasks in the field of the development of urban planning information systems and “digital twins” aimed at spatial planning and modeling. They consider the theoretical provisions of predictive probabilistic modeling; initiative, institutional and participatory planning, taking into account the interests of residents, business, scientific and public institutions, as well as the tasks of creating a comfortable, safe and landscaped living environment.