THE DATA EXPERIENCE OF LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN GLOBAL CITIES

Abstract

This article introduces CIVITAS, a search engine for urban conditions designed and developed by SUPERSPACE of Woods Bagot to allow stakeholders to identify qualities of liveability and urban experiences that suit their tacit desires and explicit requirements. Large data sets of socio-spatial quantities are selectable to create bespoke analytics across scales from whole city to neighborhoods, buildings, and even floors based on three categories: spatial character, connectivity, and land-use densities. CIVITAS is applicable across cities and a database for urban metrics has been compiled in-house that contains an increasing number of global cities. This article showcases research into neighborhoods within global cities using the platform.