Depicting Chaos II – Tools and Methods for ‘What if?’ Scenarios

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With “Mapping Chaos II – Tools & Methods for ‘What If?’ Scenarios”, the CUT Academy once again draws on a 2022 lecture that explored research into complexity and modelling theories, and how these can be applied to Urban Digital Twins. This article now provides an insight into the tools and methods developed during the CUT project at the City Science Lab of HafenCity University Hamburg, which put the ideas from that time into practice. Furthermore, requirements and next steps are outlined.

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The Key Learnings

Development of the necessary infrastructure

An urban model platform provides the necessary infrastructure for the deployment of a wide range of algorithms by various stakeholders, such as civil society, public authorities, academia and the private sector.

Integrating different applications

The Urban Model platform can be integrated with various applications, including by extending the master portal with the Scenario Explorer add-on.

Co-modelling tools for improved mapping and simulation

Using co-modelling tools such as the Urban Model Builder, urban processes can be mapped and simulated in a transparent and collaborative manner. The aim is to provide easy access to a wide range of visualisations, representations and models.

Key requirements for the next steps

In future, the use of data through models and algorithms will increase, and this therefore requires us to continually scrutinise the technology and maintain digital sovereignty through a public, democratic infrastructure. Only in this way can the next steps – such as the integration of models from different domains, their integration and practical application in administrative and participatory processes, and the measurement of their impact – be successfully implemented.

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Contact

Rico Herzog

‘Transformative Experimental Urban Research’, HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU)

cut@sk.hamburg.de