1st Edition

Hardware, Software, Heartware Digital Twinning for More Sustainable Built Environments

By Jason Pomeroy Copyright 2024
250 Pages 109 Color & 81 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 109 Color & 81 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 109 Color & 81 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This richly illustrated book examines the full potential of Digital Twins (DTs) as a means of creating more sustainable urban habitats. It reveals how, in this digitally-enabled age, DTs are increasingly being adopted by cities as a tool for urban governance, with the hope of increasing operational efficiencies and enhancing citizens’ lives. While the study and implementation of DTs has been... Read more

Foreword by Štefan Holý

Foreword by Alexandra Bolton

Introduction

0.1  From Analogue to Digital city

1.0  Context

1.1  Digital Twin Across Different Industries

1.2  Definitions of Digital Twins

1.3  Key Stakeholders Involved in the Co-creation of a Digital Twin Platform

1.4  Knowledge Gaps & Challenges in Existing Digital twins & a Data-driven City

1.5  Key Considerations

2.0  Case Studies

2.1  Analytical Framework & Case Studies of Urban Scale Digital Twins

2.2  Singapore

2.3  Docklands Area in Dublin, Ireland

2.4  City of Xiong’An New Area, China

2.5  The Plateau Project, Japan

2.6  Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

2.7  Boston, Massachusetts, USA

2.8  Greentwins, Tallinn, Estonia

2.9  TASMU Platform, Qatar

2.10 Summary of Comparative Analysis

2.11 Key Considerations

3.0  Digital Transformation

3.1  A New Model for Digital Twin Paradigm

3.2  Research methodology

3.3  Data Categorisation across 6 Pillars

3.4  4 Spheres of Influence in Slovakia

4.0  Enabling the Digital Twin

4.1  Executive Summary

4.2  Part I Stakeholder Engagement

4.3  Observations & Prompts for Thinking

4.4  Part II Stakeholder Engagement

4.5  Observations & Prompts for Thinking

5.0  A National Paradigm Shift

5.1  Executive Summary

5.2  Theory of Change

5.3  Information Management Framework

6.0  Implementing the Digital Twin

6.1  Executive Summary

6.2  Proof of Concepts & Scenario Planning

6.3  Monitoring & Evaluation Plan

Biography

Jason Pomeroy is an architect, academic, author and TV presenter, regarded as one of the world’s thought leaders in sustainable design. He is the founder of interdisciplinary sustainable design and research firm, Pomeroy Studio and sustainable education provider, Pomeroy Academy. He is also a Fellow of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.