| Abstract: | In line with the human-oriented focus and the need for new urbanization, big data has become a new paradigm in the field of urban planning and engineering. It brings great opportunities for academic research, planning practice and business consulting. This article aims to provide an overview of urban big data studies from the institutional, academic, and practical perspectives. Particularly, it elaborates a number of research projects carried out by Beijing City Lab, a virtual research community dedicated to urban dynamics studies. |
