Keynote at the 24th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society GeoMultimedia 2019, 2-4 April 2019 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

1. Beniamino Murgante
School of Engineering, University of Basilicata
beniamino.murgante@unibas.it
http://oldwww.unibas.it/utenti/murgante/Benny.html
https://unibas-it.academia.edu/BeniaminoMurgante
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beniamino_Murgante
Smart City or Urban Science?
24th International Conference on
Urban Planning and Regional
Development in the Information Society
GeoMultimedia 2019, 2-4 April 2019
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology,
Germany

2. Beniamino Murgante
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3. Beniamino Murgante
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4. Beniamino Murgante
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Ten commandments for the city (Hanzl, 2014)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?
fbid=10204196347015718&set=pb.1438171327.-
2207520000.1403434139.&type=3&theater

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Cities are the
economic heart
of America
http://www.was
hingtonpost.co
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fix/wp/2014/02/
19/you-might-
not-like-big-
cities-but-you-
need-
them/?tid=sm_f
b

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http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/07/20/u-s-cities-with-bigger-economies-than-
entire-countries/tab/interactive/

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Cities play a central role for
humanity, offering the opportunity
to learn from each other face to
face.

9. Beniamino Murgante
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Cities have the capability of providing
something for everybody, only
because, and only when, they are
created by everybody.
(Jane Jacobs)
All of us articulate our understanding
of the city in different ways, thus
implying that cities are kaleidoscopes
of plurality, a multiplicity of ideas,
perceptions, theories, models.
(Batty, 2013)

10. Beniamino Murgante
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http://www.smartcity-planning.co.jp/en/outline/index.html

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Percentage of EU population living in urban areas, 1950-2050 (forecast)
Source: UN (2009)

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Connections Sensors
(Open) Data
Governance, regulation
Smart cities:
the pillars
(Murgante and Borruso, 2013)

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Michael Goodchild
• Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)
• Citizens as Voluntary Sensors

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Matera and OpenStreetMap

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Potenza and OpenStreetMap
07/01/2015 30/05/2015
Scorza F., Las Casas G., Murgante B., Amato F., (2019) "City Dashboards for Urban Planning"
Journal of Urban Technology

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Scorza F., Las Casas G., Murgante B., Amato F., (2019) "City Dashboards for Urban Planning"
Journal of Urban Technology

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http://resultmaps.neis-one.org/osm-typhoon-haiyan-2013-
contributors
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/15/online-volunteers-map-philippines-
after-typhoon-haiyan

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Saganeiti L., Amato, F.; Nolè, G.; Murgante, B., “VGI and crisis mapping in an emergency situation.
Comparison of four case studies: Haiti, Kibera, Kathmandu, Centre Italy” Geomedia Volume 3 pp 26-
29, 2017

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Google maps Amatrice OSM Amatrice
Saganeiti L., Amato, F.; Nolè, G.; Murgante, B., “VGI and crisis mapping in an emergency situation.
Comparison of four case studies: Haiti, Kibera, Kathmandu, Centre Italy” Geomedia Volume 3 pp 26-
29, 2017

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http://faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/TtT_Hurricane_Map_byEvent.html

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http://http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~starbird/TtT_Irene_map_byEvent.html

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Murgante B. (2012) Wiki-Planning: The Experience of Basento Park In Potenza (Italy)” In
Borruso G., Bertazzon S., Favretto A. Murgante B., Torre C. (eds.) “Geographic Information
Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning: New Technologies” pp. 345-359.
Information Science Reference IGI Global, Hershey, PA DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1924-
1.ch023.

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Murgante B. (2012) Wiki-Planning: The Experience of Basento Park In Potenza (Italy)” In
Borruso G., Bertazzon S., Favretto A. Murgante B., Torre C. (eds.) “Geographic Information
Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning: New Technologies” pp. 345-359.
Information Science Reference IGI Global, Hershey, PA DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1924-
1.ch023.
1. economically active population does not have enough time to attend
meetings, consequently only children and elderly people's opinions
are collected;
2. people consider physical participation as a waste of time, because
the final decision will be taken by technicians and politicians;
3. often the participatory phase begins when decisions have already
been taken, just to build consensus about the choice;
4. people may be inhibited in speaking in public;
5. in a public meeting citizens not always have an immediate idea or a
ready answer;
6. often the person who screams is right;
7. screams are often instrumental to boycott new ideas.

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David Estlund
Hobbits
Hooligans
Vulcans

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66405 inhabitants
11.713 signatures
17,6%

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Amato F., Botonico G., Graziadei A., Sassano G., Murgante B., Scorza F. ”Innovation,
technologies, Participation” International Journal of Electronic Governance 11(1):1 2019
DOI:10.1504/IJEG.2019.10018374

41. Beniamino Murgante
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Walk, Count, Map, Draw, look for traces,
Photograph, annotate on a diary
Amato F., Botonico G., Graziadei A., Sassano G., Murgante B., Scorza F. ”Innovation,
technologies, Participation” International Journal of Electronic Governance 11(1):1 2019
DOI:10.1504/IJEG.2019.10018374

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1. WALKABILITY
2. GREEN AREAS
3. ACTIVITIES AND USE OF SPACE
Amato F., Botonico G., Graziadei A., Sassano G., Murgante B., Scorza F. ”Innovation,
technologies, Participation” International Journal of Electronic Governance 11(1):1 2019
DOI:10.1504/IJEG.2019.10018374

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WALKABILITY: walkability is a measure of how friendly an area is to walking
pedestrian network: sidewalks, porticoes, footpaths, flight of steps, road
crossings, discontinuity and not accessibility, Maintenance and conditions,
interruptions of the sidewalks

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Amato F., Botonico G., Graziadei A., Sassano G., Murgante B., Scorza F. ”Innovation, technologies,
Participation” International Journal of Electronic Governance 11(1):1 2019

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Henri
Cartier-
Bresson -
Bridge near
Potenza,
Basilicata,
Italia 1973

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Energy village in Calvello

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Energy village in Calvello

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Energy village in Calvello

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Energy village in Calvello

58. Beniamino Murgante
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Energy village in Calvello

59. Beniamino Murgante
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In order to understand cities we must view them not simply as places in space but as systems of
networks and flows. To understand space we must understand flows, and to understand flows, we
must understand networks—the relations between objects that compose the system of the city.
Complexity sciences, social physics, urban economics, transportation theory, regional science, and
urban geography, can support theories and methods that reveal the deep structure of how cities
function.

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“there is no such thing as
participatory planning
without a situational
context”

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