Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era
This paper addresses urban sustainability challenges amid global urbanization, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. While traditional tools and linear models offer insights, they fall short in presenting a holistic view of complex urban chall...
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| description | This paper addresses urban sustainability challenges amid global urbanization, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. While traditional tools and linear models offer insights, they fall short in presenting a holistic view of complex urban challenges. System dynamics (SD) models that are often utilized to provide holistic, systematic understanding of a research subject, like the urban system, emerge as valuable tools, but data scarcity and theoretical inadequacy pose challenges. The research reviews relevant papers on recent SD model applications in urban sustainability since 2018, categorizing them based on nine key indicators. Among the reviewed papers, data limitations and model assumptions were identified as major challenges in applying SD models to urban sustainability. This led to exploring the transformative potential of big data analytics, a rare approach in this field as identified by this study, to enhance SD models’ empirical foundation. Integrating big data could provide data-driven calibration, potentially improving predictive accuracy and reducing reliance on simplified assumptions. The paper concludes by advocating for new approaches that reduce assumptions and promote real-time applicable models, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of urban sustainability through the synergy of big data and SD models. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af0d76c0db8c48a0b03dc2e53b5c99d62025-01-08T04:53:44ZengElsevierGeography and Sustainability2666-68392025-02-0161100246Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data eraGift Fabolude0Charles Knoble1Anvy Vu2Danlin Yu3Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USADepartment of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USADepartment of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USACorresponding author.; Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USAThis paper addresses urban sustainability challenges amid global urbanization, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. While traditional tools and linear models offer insights, they fall short in presenting a holistic view of complex urban challenges. System dynamics (SD) models that are often utilized to provide holistic, systematic understanding of a research subject, like the urban system, emerge as valuable tools, but data scarcity and theoretical inadequacy pose challenges. The research reviews relevant papers on recent SD model applications in urban sustainability since 2018, categorizing them based on nine key indicators. Among the reviewed papers, data limitations and model assumptions were identified as major challenges in applying SD models to urban sustainability. This led to exploring the transformative potential of big data analytics, a rare approach in this field as identified by this study, to enhance SD models’ empirical foundation. Integrating big data could provide data-driven calibration, potentially improving predictive accuracy and reducing reliance on simplified assumptions. The paper concludes by advocating for new approaches that reduce assumptions and promote real-time applicable models, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of urban sustainability through the synergy of big data and SD models.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000993Urban sustainabilitySmart citiesSystem dynamics modelsBig data analyticsUrban system complexityData-driven urbanism |
| spellingShingle | Gift Fabolude Charles Knoble Anvy Vu Danlin Yu Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era Geography and Sustainability Urban sustainability Smart cities System dynamics models Big data analytics Urban system complexity Data-driven urbanism |
| title | Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era |
| title_full | Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era |
| title_fullStr | Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era |
| title_short | Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era |
| title_sort | smart cities smart systems a comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era |
| topic | Urban sustainability Smart cities System dynamics models Big data analytics Urban system complexity Data-driven urbanism |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000993 |
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