Becoming a City Scientist: How to Draw Urban Spaces with Data

"City Science, a rapidly expanding profession, is the scientific study and engineering of urban systems. It uses advanced technologies, big data, and complex systems physics to tackle challenges such as decarbonization, mobility, and livability. At its core, city science is about data-driven solutions. It employs statistics, modeling, and artificial intelligence to reveal the hidden dynamics of cities, from energy use to human movement. It employs strategies that reduce carbon emissions, enhance efficiency, and foster urban environments that are more sustainable and resilient."

"City science views the city as a living system, expanding traditional models of building and street compositions. It builds unified performance models that measure the social, economic, and environmental impact of interventions. It integrates transport planning with land use, analyzes networks of connections, and tests policies through simulation. It operates at the community scale, creating hyperlocal tools that enable neighborhoods and local governments to make informed decisions. The aim is not abstract theory but practical strategies that improve everyday life."

City science is the scientific study and engineering of urban systems that uses advanced technologies, big data, and complex systems physics to address decarbonization, mobility, and livability. It relies on statistics, modeling, and artificial intelligence to reveal hidden dynamics of energy use and human movement. It employs strategies to reduce carbon emissions, enhance efficiency, and foster sustainable, resilient urban environments. It models cities as living systems, builds unified performance models measuring social, economic, and environmental impacts, integrates transport and land use planning, analyzes networks, and provides hyperlocal tools so neighborhoods and local governments can make informed, practical decisions. Research groups and labs worldwide develop new modeling and climate resilience methods while smaller firms create tools for decarbonization and urban efficiency, expanding opportunities for designers to collaborate with evidence-based approaches.

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