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Urban Planning Place Making and Infrastructure

Thematic Area Overview

The discipline of urban planning is crucial when it comes to the governance and evolution of cities and urban systems. When
energy, water, transport and the built environment evolve over time, urban and infrastructure planning have to anticipate the
positive opportunities to maximise social benefit.

The Urban Planning, Placemaking & Infrastructure thematic area focuses on leveraging virtual worlds to transform the way we
create liveable places and transform the built environment around in cities. The thematic area will span the following topics,

inter alia:

• Urban planning and governance (top-down): including enhancing the processes and tools for the development and

design of land use and built environment to drive better data-driven decisions and sustainable outcomes.

• Placemaking and liveable spaces (bottom-up): strengthening public participation in urban planning and placemaking

processes to improve livability.

• Urban Infrastructure Engineering: optimizing the design of urban infrastructure such as energy and water systems.

• Regulatory frameworks and building codes: including strengthening regulatory development and compliance to support
greater building safety, resilience and sustainability.

• Lifecycle management and maintenance: optimizing the lifecycle management and maintenance of urban infrastructure
such as energy and water systems. This involves circular economy innovations for the innovative re-use of materials.

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