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5. City Science Application Framework – Methodology

This section describes the four-step city science application framework methodology. The
methodology depicted in this section is an action-oriented, pragmatic approach to solving city
challenges that emphasize on strategy implementation.

I. Assess the Current City Science Applications Status (Baselining)

II. Prioritize & Determine City Science Applications
III. Boost City Science Applications

IV. Assess Projected City Science Applications Impact
• The following briefly explains the 4-step methodology to determine and implement city science
solutions by cities and to assess their projected impacts.

5.1. Step 1: Assess the Current City Science Applications Status (Baselining)

This step involves setting the baseline scenario for the application of city science by determining the
city science solutions that are currently being undertaken by the city and the potential enablers that
would support in implementing those solutions. Specifically, this step determines a city’s current
status (baseline) with respect to:

a. The existing city science solutions and their applications, and
b. The existing enablers that would support the implementation of city science solutions.

Each of the above two components is explained below.

a. Implementation of city science solutions

This component includes determining the city science solutions that are being implemented by a
city. They may have been undertaken as part of a city’s overall approach for implementing smart city
initiatives (e.g. pilots, trials, strategic projects, etc.) and may reflect its own particular urban needs.
In some cases, they may be national level initiatives (e.g. Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs
implementation) undertaken at the city level (or local level).

Most likely, there will be multiple city science solutions being implemented by the city.

Following table indicates a simple approach that a city can use to gather its city science solutions
being implemented.

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