{"title":"City Information Modelling: A Conceptual Framework for Research and Practice in Digital Urban Planning","authors":"J. Gil","doi":"10.2148/benv.46.4.501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.46.4.501","url":null,"abstract":"The digitalization of the urban development process is driven by the need for informed, evidence-based, collaborative and participative urban planning and decision-making, epitomized in the concept of Smart Cities. This digital transformation is enabled by information technology developments in fields such as 3D city models, Digital Twins, Urban Analytics and Informatics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Planning Support Systems (PSS). In this context, City Information Modelling (CIM) has recently emerged as a concept related to these various technological driving forces. In this article, we review the state of the art of CIM (definitions and applications) in the academic literature and propose a definition and a general conceptual framework. By highlighting how the different disciplines are related to each other within this conceptual framework, we offer a context for transdisciplinary work, and focus on integration challenges, for research and development, both in academia and industry. This will contribute to moving forward the debate on digitalization of the built environment development process in the field of Smart Cities.","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"501-527"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41665391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Todor Stojanovski, J. Partanen, I. Samuels, P. Sanders, Christopher Peters
{"title":"Viewpoint: City Information Modelling (CIM) and Digitizing Urban Design Practices","authors":"Todor Stojanovski, J. Partanen, I. Samuels, P. Sanders, Christopher Peters","doi":"10.2148/benv.46.4.637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.46.4.637","url":null,"abstract":"New developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital ubiquity bring revelations of emerging smart cities. However, urban designers are particularly reluctant to become digital and use software that automatically generates cities. Instead, they return to traditional design skills\u0000 such as creating scale models, sketching, notations and drafting. There is an increasing advocacy for design to a human scale, placemaking and liveable cities. This viewpoint asks questions about the application of AI and generative algorithms in digitizing urban design practices. It reflects\u0000 on the possibilities of conjoining urban morphology and design theory into City Information Modelling (CIM) as a new digital tool for urban designers and reveals challenges in the ongoing development of new CIM software. Urban designers work within intricate design worlds with toolboxes that\u0000 consist of customized design elements and symbologies. The design worlds consist of elements, rules and patterns and they act as holding environments for their unique diagrammatic design knowledge. CIM and AI should understand design worlds with customized toolboxes and provide help to automate\u0000 repetitive behaviour patterns while designing.","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"637-646"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49638893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Art and Practice of Urban Design","authors":"Elek Pafka","doi":"10.2148/benv.46.4.647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.46.4.647","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"647-652"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45135331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The BIM Implementation Journey: Lessons Learned for Developing and Disseminating City Information Modelling (CIM)","authors":"A. Kemp","doi":"10.2148/benv.46.4.528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.46.4.528","url":null,"abstract":"This article details the evolution of BIM in the UK, emerging from 2010 onwards, and leading to the mandate for all publicly funded projects to implement BIM Level 2 by April 2016. It draws on the evidence base which has supported the development, in principle, of managing information\u0000 through the whole lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure – as a vital first step in the progression of the built environment sector towards digital transformation. It reflects on what has happened since then, and the realization that this activity was simply – if fundamentally\u0000 – the first step on the journey to wider digital transformation. It reflects on how standards can be developed within a rapidly changing context, and the advantages of taking a global rather than purely national stance. It also reflects on how the landscape is now evolving to break down\u0000 the silos between disciplines and industries to realize the ambition of a federated digital twin, or national information framework – and how this can enable operation of smarter cities and smarter communities. It explores how to move from standards development to engagement and implementation\u0000 – and how this is being done in the UK, through the collaborative effort of organizations such as UK BIM Alliance, BSI and CDBB – and reflects on what could have been done better. Finally, it reflects on how information could and should be delivered to facilitate smarter decision-making\u0000 which can realize the opportunities – but also reflects on the pitfalls – of relying and/or interfacing with AI. It draws a picture of what a merging of our virtual and physical worlds could look like to ensure the optimum balance between human and machine intelligence.","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"528-546"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43848369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What is Good Station-Area Planning? Lessons from Experts and Case Studies","authors":"A. Loukaitou-Sideris, Deike Peters","doi":"10.2148/BENV.46.3.422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/BENV.46.3.422","url":null,"abstract":"As both scholarly literature and experience on the ground indicates, good station-area planning is a very important prerequisite for the eventual successful operation of a high-speed rail (HSR) station. In addition to facilitating the mobility of travellers, good station-area planning\u0000 can also trigger opportunities for economic development in the station-area and the station-city. This study seeks to: 1. understand the elements of good station-area planning for HSR stations; 2. document what experts consider as prerequisites for good station-area planning; 3. document the\u0000 elements of good station-area planning in four case studies of successful European stations: Euralille and Lyon Part-Dieu in France, and Ro erdam Centraal and Utrecht Centraal in the Netherlands; and 4. extract lessons and recommendations for new HSR stations. To achieve this we draw from\u0000 a literature review of station-area planning, a survey of HSR experts from Europe and the US, and visits to the four case study stations.","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"422-439"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43484847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impacts of HSR in China: A Photo Essay","authors":"R. Hickman, Chia-Lin Chen","doi":"10.2148/BENV.46.3.398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/BENV.46.3.398","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"398-421"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45231586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impacts of High-Speed Rail: Hubs, Linkages, and Development","authors":"Chia-Lin Chen, R. Hickman","doi":"10.2148/BENV.46.3.337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/BENV.46.3.337","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"337-341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2148/BENV.46.3.337","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48175875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyungchul Chung, Yueming Yang, Chia-Lin Chen, R. Vickerman
{"title":"Exploring the Association of the Built Environment, Accessibility and Commuting Frequency with the Travel Times of High-Speed Rail Commuters: Evidence from China","authors":"Hyungchul Chung, Yueming Yang, Chia-Lin Chen, R. Vickerman","doi":"10.2148/BENV.46.3.342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/BENV.46.3.342","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores door-to-door commuting pa erns and the way commuting time is associated with three factors: the built environment, transport mode (from residence and workplace to HSR stations), and commute frequency. Econometric and statistical analyses are employed to examine evidence\u0000 from China that draws on a survey targeting Suzhou-based HSR commuters who travel to work in Shanghai. The findings present three major points. First, a dense urban environment around residence and workplace is associated with reduced commuting time to high-density healthcare facilities (Suzhou\u0000 and Shanghai) and financial institutions (Shanghai only). However, the density of public transport facilities near both residence and workplace has no association with commuting time. Second, taking the metro to and from HSR stations shows signi ficant association with increased commuting\u0000 time for the first and last miles, while walking from HSR stations to the workplace shows signi ficant reduction of commuting time. Third, daily commuting is associated with reduced commuting time in the first mile, while weekly commuting is reversely related to longer commuting time in the\u0000 last mile, which is coupled with a shorter commuting time for the first mile than the last mile. These findings lead us to conclude that reducing the total commuting time for a door-to-door journey is a key factor in associated commuting pa erns, commuting frequency, and travel mode choice.\u0000 This re flects the choices commuters make in relation to where they live rather than where they work, which off ers fewer options. A longer last mile relates to a weekly commuting pa ern rather than a daily commuting. The current public metro systems in both home and work cities appear to\u0000 be lengthy and inefficient. Transitoriented and integrated development is required to provide more efficient experiences for commuters.","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"342-361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2148/BENV.46.3.342","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44012100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Unique Experience of China Revealed: Handbook on Transport and Urban Transformation in China","authors":"Chia-Lin Chen, Haixiao Pan, Q. Shen, James Wang","doi":"10.2148/BENV.46.3.485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2148/BENV.46.3.485","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53715,"journal":{"name":"Built Environment","volume":"46 1","pages":"485-492"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41873593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}