Experimentation at scale: challenges for making urban informatics work

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Experimentation at scale: challenges for making urban informatics work. / Brynskov, Martin ; Heijnen, Adriënne; Balestrini, Mara; Raetzsch, Christoph.

I: Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Bind 7, Nr. 1, 2018, s. 150-163.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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title = "Experimentation at scale: challenges for making urban informatics work",

abstract = "The purpose of this paper is to discuss how experimentation with open Internet of Things data can be institutionalised in an inclusive manner at scale.Design/methodology/approachThe approach is conceptual, addressing key challenges discussed in the literature on experimental cities. This exposition of the problem of scaling experimentation is anchored in findings from two projects (Dampbusters and OrganiCity), which seek to implement experimentation as a practice of sustainable digital urban development.FindingsOne central finding is that local interventions need transferable frameworks and mechanisms to achieve scaling effects of experimentation as a practice. In addition, experimentation must embed common engagement principles, structures of data and interfaces, and governance principles across use cases to be scaled.Originality/valueThe authors outline how and why experimentation can be a useful approach to address challenges of implementing urban informatics into concrete uses and procedures for co-creation. Based on reports from two projects, the authors develop recommendations for experimentation at scale that reflect the need for engagement principles, the need for common data structures and interfaces, as well as governance principles.",

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author = "Martin Brynskov and Adri{\"e}nne Heijnen and Mara Balestrini and Christoph Raetzsch",

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AU - Heijnen, Adriënne

AU - Balestrini, Mara

AU - Raetzsch, Christoph

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KW - Smart cities

KW - Urban informatics

KW - SOCIAL INNOVATION

KW - DESIGN

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KW - LANDSCAPE

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