Big Data, Well-Being and Inclusive Cities: Some Reflections from the UK and Brazil

Alberto, Klaus Chaves; Ersoy, Aksel

doi:10.1080/13673882.2016.11760798

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“…In 2014, the Integrated Operations Centre of Belo Horizonte (COP-BH in its Portuguese abbreviation) was created mainly for the need for strategic coordination in decision-making during the reception of the Football World Cup of 2014 in Brazil. This initiative explores the potentialities of big data to strengthen public security, just as had already been done in other Brazilian capitals, including in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where the Operations Centre at City Hall in Rio was created (Alberto & Ersoy, 2016). The COP-BH has an integrated control room that monitors approximately 1600 cameras scattered strategically throughout the capital, through which 14 institutions act simultaneously and in an integrated way.…”

Section: Emergence Of Big Data In Belo Horizontementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this app, the user can also 'locate public equipment on a map of the city of Belo Horizonte and record his satisfaction with the provided service'. 7 This rather eclectic tampering with data creates a piece of 'bricolage' where both soft and hard infrastructure can be interconnected. Also bringing together various data sets in a more structured enables one not only to think about urban infrastructure more holistically both also to see connections between a variety of different sectors and experimentation.…”

Section: Understanding the Interconnected Nature Of Urban Infrastructmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding urban infrastructure via big data: the case of Belo Horizonte

Ersoy

Alberto

2019

Regional Studies, Regional Science

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One major impact of the global economic crisis is the way it has deepened inequalities around the world. Infrastructure remains essential within this debate as it provides wider health, economic and environmental benefits for society beyond the conventional calculations of cash returns. With the potential exploration of big data, cities now face challenges as well as opportunities to use a series of static and dynamic datasets. Big data methods are offering new opportunities to design decision-making models for urban planning and management. The combination of social media, census, sensors and traditional data gives a new perspective to solve modern urban challenges through a holistic and inclusive approach. Nevertheless, the BOLD methods are relatively new and have not been applied in the context of urban infrastructure. This paper explores whether BOLD methods can help one reconceptualize urban infrastructure not only with technical and operational characteristics but also with social values in the context of the Global South. To demonstrate, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is used as a case study.

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Section: Emergence Of Big Data In Belo Horizontementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Understanding the Interconnected Nature Of Urban Infrastructmentioning

confidence: 99%