Webinar

The role of Big Data in Urban Science & Policy

The appeal of using technology as an answer to all of our growing urban problems has nudged planners to make cities “smarter”, “resilient”, and “sustainable” for a better, more liveable future. But who are we improving cities for? Who gets to be served and who is left behind? Although, policies promoting intelligent services (e.g. mobility, health and energy) provide opportunities for many, they naturally galvanise socioeconomic inequalities among the citizenry. In this talk, we will explore the condition of our cities and evaluate who receives the benefits of transformations. Building more inclusive cities will require us to challenge our perspectives on technology. What is more, we will have to shift our mindset from relying on machines that have adverse consequences for certain communities, to listening to communities themselves. In this talk, I will discuss how the members of the Centre for Urban Science & Policy (CUSP) research urbanization, inequalities and citizen participation toward making cities more equitable and inclusive.

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Speaker:

Dr. ir. Trivik Verma, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management at TU Delft. He is the director of Centre for Urban Science and Policy and the TPM AI Lab. His research focuses on urbanization, inequalities and citizen participation from a computational perspective. Trivik also leads remote expeditions for National Geographic where high school students have the opportunity to learn about conservation, anthropology, engineering and policy.