Research agenda
Research
Combining urban theory with spatial data science to study how digital change, accessibility, and public policy reshape cities.
01
Urban Scaling & Spatial Structure
Examining how land values, accessibility, visitation, and urban functions vary across scales and reorganize city structure.
Current themes
- Scaling laws
- Bid-rent theory
- Land values
- Spatial heterogeneity
02
AI Urban Computing
Using machine learning and large-scale spatial data to measure urban dynamics and improve the evidence base for planning.
Current themes
- Machine learning
- Big data
- GIS
- Spatial econometrics
03
15-Minute Cities & Accessibility
Calibrating proximity-based planning for sustainable, age-inclusive, and locally responsive access to daily needs.
Current themes
- 15-minute city
- Age-friendly planning
- Accessibility
- Local living
04
Digital Markets & Urban Resilience
Tracing how online shopping, platform data, and pandemic policy change mobility, consumption, housing markets, and urban form.
Current themes
- Online markets
- Pandemic policy
- Housing
- Spatial inequality