Impact of ICT-mediated collective awareness on urban mobility

Zia, Kashif; Ferscha, Alois; Din, Ahmad; Shahzad, Khurram; Majeed, Azeem

doi:10.1186/s40294-016-0022-y

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“…Sustainable transport and mobility scenarios were also subject of papers in our sample (Zia et al, 2016;Lopez-Carreiro and Monzon, 2018), being in line with Target 11.2 that aims to ensure access to adequate transport systems. The first uses a simulation model to study the behaviour of pedestrian mobility.…”

Section: Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…Social networks, GIS-based crowdsourcing (Breuer and Groshek, 2017;Cinnamon and Schuurman, 2010;Papadopoulou and Hatzichristos, 2020), integrated platforms (Sivarajah et al, 2014) and monitoring systems (Repetti et al, 2006) represent technologies supporting access to science, technology and innovation and knowledge-sharing in a local and/or global level. The papers also presented models and simulations to predict the city dynamics (Zia et al, 2016) and frameworks of indicators and methodologies to support the multi-stakeholder planning and decision-making. A total of 18 papers (72%) address SDG 17, all of them fulfilling the Target 17.16 and presenting potential contributions for the SDG 17 achievement.…”

Section: Sustainable Development Goals and Targets Vs Information And Communication Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital sustainability: how information and communication technologies (ICTs) support sustainable development goals (SDGs) assessment in municipalities

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Hourneaux

Cunha

et al. 2021

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Purpose This paper aims to discuss the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the effective assessment of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) related to smart and sustainable city initiatives. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a systematic review of the literature within the Web of Science and Scopus databases, comprising the studies about ICTs related to smart and sustainable city initiatives and sustainable assessment. Findings The main results point out that there are several different ways of assessing SDGs performance related to ICTs use in smart and sustainable city initiatives. However, the effectiveness of these assessments can be questioned. The intensive use of technology understood as the core of smart and sustainable cities does not imply an improvement in sustainability unless these technologies are strategically addressed to underpin those objectives. Moreover, not all SDGs have considered the use of ICTs in their targets. Research limitations/implications The scope of the study is limited to “how” the information is used and managed, rather than analysing the sustainable performance itself. As a limitation, the findings and conclusions do not consider other sources of studies, such as grey literature. Practical implications This study suggests some requirements for providing better and more reliable sustainable assessment, making smart and sustainable city initiatives more correlated with the SDGs. Social implications By acknowledging the difficulties associated with SDGs assessment, concerning the municipal level, the study offers valuable insights into the effectiveness of public policies and public management. Besides, the findings shed some light on if and how the use of ICTs can effectively enhance sustainable development issues. Originality/value This study offers valuable contributions to the literature by providing a collection of insights regarding how the ICTs may genuinely lead to a sound assessment of sustainable development, especially regarding the SDGs.

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Section: Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Sustainable Development Goals and Targets Vs Information And Communication Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital sustainability: how information and communication technologies (ICTs) support sustainable development goals (SDGs) assessment in municipalities

Ribeiro

Hourneaux

Cunha

et al. 2021

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“…The research conducted by Bledaa and Shackley [7] is more related to this work. It used ABM for studying the establishment of risk perceptions-one of the well-known models, social and theory-driven in nature, which is widely studied [19][20][21][22]. Many simulation models targeting different domains have been developed, such as the one recently developed by Ge et al [23] for the supply chain management.…”

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confidence: 99%

Agent-Based Modeling of a Self-Organized Food Safety System

Zia

Farooq

Muhammad

2019

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The wisdom of crowds" is often observed in social discourses and activities around us. The manifestations of it are, however, so intrinsically embedded and behaviorally accepted that an elaboration of a social phenomenon evidencing such wisdom is often considered a discovery; or at least an astonishing fact. One such scenario is explored here, namely, the conceptualization and modeling of a food safety system-a system directly related to social cognition. The first contribution of this paper is the re-evaluation of Knowles's model towards a more conscious understanding of "the wisdom of crowds" effects on inspection and consumption behaviors. The second contribution is augmenting the model with social networking capabilities, which acts as a medium to spread information about stores and help consumers find uncontaminated stores. Simulation results revealed that stores respecting social cognition improve the effectiveness of the food safety system for consumers as well as for the stores. Simulation findings also revealed that active societies have the capability to self-organize effectively, even if they lack regulatory obligations. Safety 2019, 5, 52 2 of 14 people. The occurrences of such disasters initiated a debate regarding viable solutions. The solutions under considerations include introducing strict laws, re-thinking of prevalent industrial practices and adopting a fresh approach to understanding consumer behaviors [8].Stores are usually not the center of attention when it comes to food safety. The main measures within the whole food chain take place before the store level. The assessment and eradication of food contamination, at the consumer level, is usually carried out using food inspection programs in which the food provided by the stores is the center of attention. It is, however, noted that the lack of standards has made the provision of resources for inspection and agreeing upon thresholds for contamination, a real challenge [9,10]. Similarly, the consumers and the psychological factors representing their perceptions [11,12] and attitudes [13] about food quality are also important [10].The systems, which are social in nature, including food supply and consumption, are usually based on societal needs and constraints and they evolve with time. Most of them, however, are not ideal for several reasons, including the diversity of the human race, the inherent imbalance in human reasoning, the gap between scientific knowledge and its impact on individuals in terms of development and flaws in knowledge and judgments.Computational Social Science (CSS) [14] is a comparatively a new field of study, believing in the use of computational procedures for solving social problems. It mimics physical systems by developing their models in such a way that computers understand and compute them. Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) [15] is one of the most widely used techniques for investigating CSS problems. In ABM, the real objects of interest are represented as agents, which provide an abstract representation of characteristics...

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“…A general overview of applications of modeling and simulation to solve real life problem is presented by Ipek Bozkurt and Jose J. Padilla [16] focused on Epistemological, Ontological, Teleological and Methodological themes. More related to the our research is the work of Mercedes Bledaa and Simon Shackley [17] using agent-based simulation to study formation of risk perceptions; one of the many social theory driven models which have been simulated [18][19][20][21]. Additionally, in systems, many simulation models are proposed i.e., recent model of supply-chain proposed by Houtian Ge, et.…”

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Agent-based Modeling of a Self-Organized Food Safety System

Zia¹,

Saini²,

Muhammad³

et al. 2018

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"The wisdom of crowd'' is so often observed in social discourses and activities around us. The manifestations of it are, however, so intrinsically embedded and behaviorally accepted that an elaboration of a social phenomenon evidencing such wisdom is often cheered as a discovery; or at least an astonishing fact. One such scenario is explored here, namely conceptualization and modeling of a food safety system, a system directly related to social cognition. Food safety is an area of concern these days. Models representing the food safety systems are recently published to study the effect of interactions between important entities of the system. For example, Knowles’s model finds conditions leading to a more efficient and dependable system of entities like consumers, regulators and stores with specific focus on regulators behavior and their impact on the food safety. The first contribution of this paper is reevaluation of Knowles’s model towards a more conscious understanding of ``the wisdom of crowd'' effects on inspection and consuming behaviors. The second contribution is augmenting of the model with social networking capabilities, which acts as a medium to spread information about stores and help consumers find stores which are not contaminated. Simulation results reveal that stores’ respecting social cognition improve effectiveness of the food safety system for consumers and stores both. Simulation findings also reveals that an active society has a capability to self-organize effectively even in the absence of any regulatory compulsion.

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Impact of ICT-mediated collective awareness on urban mobility

Cited by 5 publications

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Digital sustainability: how information and communication technologies (ICTs) support sustainable development goals (SDGs) assessment in municipalities

Digital sustainability: how information and communication technologies (ICTs) support sustainable development goals (SDGs) assessment in municipalities

Agent-Based Modeling of a Self-Organized Food Safety System

Agent-based Modeling of a Self-Organized Food Safety System

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