Citybench: A geospatial exploration of comparable cities

Elizabeth Kalinaki; Robert Oortwijn; Ana Sanchis Huertas; Eduardo Dias; Laura Díaz; Steven Ottens; Anne Blankert; Michael Gould; Henk Scholten

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03611-3_21

Citybench: A geospatial exploration of comparable cities

Elizabeth Kalinaki^*, Robert Oortwijn, Ana Sanchis Huertas, Eduardo Dias, Laura Díaz, Steven Ottens, Anne Blankert, Michael Gould, Henk Scholten

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Spatial Economics

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In many city comparisons and benchmarking attempts, scores are purely one-dimensional with results split accordingly for each dimension. We propose a methodology for comparing cities on multiple dimensions implemented as a mapcentric web tool based on a pairwise similarity measure. CityBench web tool provides a quick-scan geographical exploration of multidimensional similarity across European cities. With this dynamic method, the user may easily discover city peers that could face similar risks and opportunities and consequently develop knowledge networks and share best practices. This web tool is destined to provide economic/ financing institutions’, local governments’ and policy makers’ in Europe and beyond decision making support.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Connecting a Digital Europe Through Location and Place
Editors	Carlos Granell, Sven Schade, Joaquin Huerta
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Pages	363-382
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319036106
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03611-3_21
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

City comparison
Geo-visualization
Similarity measure

UN SDGs

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Kalinaki, E., Oortwijn, R., Huertas, A. S., Dias, E., Díaz, L., Ottens, S., Blankert, A., Gould, M., & Scholten, H. (2014). Citybench: A geospatial exploration of comparable cities. In C. Granell, S. Schade, & J. Huerta (Eds.), Connecting a Digital Europe Through Location and Place (pp. 363-382). Kluwer Academic Publishers.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03611-3_21

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Connecting a Digital Europe Through Location and Place. ed. / Carlos Granell; Sven Schade; Joaquin Huerta. Kluwer Academic Publishers., 2014. p. 363-382.

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