Smarter urban planning through a citizen-based approach. The Smart urban planning method

摘要

In this dissertation we propose an objective method for updating traditional urban planning methodologies based on input from citizens regarding their current and future urban requirements. Specifically, our methodology is based on citizen web – based surveys regarding urban time use allocation and opinions concerning how to cover urban needs, and on the use of data mining tools to process the collected data.The Smart Urban Planning Method allows to obtain new planning values for urban land use design using an innovative conversion rule which transforms the daily distribution of urban time use into quantities of urban land use.We test our Method by experimenting with a case study on the specific urban subsystem of public facilities and services, and use Girona Province as a pilot area. Our novel Method obtains new, objective, and more accurate design values for the planning of facilities and services using citizens’ satisfaction thresholds.