Unifying the field of digital twins for urban management

Unifying the Field of Digital Twins for Urban Management presents a holistic and integrated approach to the rapidly evolving field of digital twins for urban management. The framework offers a structured approach that encompasses both theoretical underpinnings and practical applications. It aims to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Elsehrawy, Ramy (Author), Kumar, Bimal (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025.
Subjects
Digital twins (Computer simulation)
City planning.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781836622369
DOI10.1680/9781836622345
Physical Description1 online resource (264 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction 1.
  • 1.1. Background, rationale and motivations
  • 1.2. Core challenge
  • 1.3. The motivation behind this book
  • 1.4. The scope of this book
  • 1.5. Book structure
  • 2. Our lens and approach
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Our philosophy - critical realism
  • 2.3. Research methodology
  • 2.4. DSR [1]: Awareness of problem
  • 2.5. DSR [2]: Suggestion
  • 2.6. DSR [3]: Development
  • 2.7. DSR [4]: Evaluation
  • 2.8. DSR [5]: Conclusion
  • 3. Navigating the landscape
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Systems thinking
  • 3.3. Urban management
  • 3.4. Digital twin
  • 3.5. Systematic literature review
  • 3.6. Q1 - Synthesis of results
  • 3.7. Q2 - Synthesis of results
  • 3.8. Q3 and Q4 - Synthesis of results
  • 3.9. Summary
  • 4. Designed amalgam of twinning for urban
  • management (DATUM): the way forward
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Three-layered perspective
  • 4.3. Layer 2: The morphogenetic/morphostatic framework
  • 4.4. Layer 3: The structure of scientific revolution
  • 4.5. The evolution of urban management
  • 4.6. Designed amalgam of twinning for urban
  • management [DATUM]
  • 4.7. Summary
  • 5. Methods: digital twin uses classification
  • system (DTUCS)
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Digital twin uses classification system
  • 5.3. The gemini framework: reference architecture
  • 6. Philosophical foundations: critical realism
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Way forward - three theoretical propositions
  • 7. Methodology: Data-driven multimethod
  • methodology [DM2]
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Existing CR-informed methodologies
  • 7.3. Data-driven multi-method methodology [DM2]
  • 7.4. Summary
  • 8. Putting DATUM to the test
  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. Evaluation of philosophical element
  • 8.3. Evaluation of methodical element
  • 8.4. Evaluation of DATUM
  • 8.5 Summary
  • 9. Reflections and future prospects
  • 9.1. Introduction
  • 9.2. Contributions of this book
  • 9.3. Recommendations
  • 9.4. Future work
  • Index.

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