Summary

Recommendation ITU-T L.1610 proposes to analyse and solve urban problems and challenges by using the city science method. It demonstrates that by using empirical evidence such as data, the city science method provides the most reliable and consistent way for cities to tackle urban challenges.

As urbanization continues to accelerate, urban governance is struggling to adapt to environmental and sustainability challenges. The high degree of urban sprawl demands urban planning to be reinvented in order to improve land and resource allocations. This creates further tension between urban and suburban areas (locations of close proximity to cities) in terms of economic and environmental sustainability.