A Digital Twin Framework to Improve Urban Sustainability and Resiliency: The Case Study of Venice

Lorenzo Villani, Luca Gugliermetti (), Maria Antonia Barucco and Federico Cinquepalmi
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Lorenzo Villani: Department of Architecture and Design, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Luca Gugliermetti: Department of Architecture and Design, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Maria Antonia Barucco: Department of Design Cultures, IUAV University of Venice, 30135 Venice, Italy
Federico Cinquepalmi: Department of Architecture and Design, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

Land, 2025, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-46

Abstract: The digital transition is one of the biggest challenges of the new millennium. One of the key drivers of this transition is the need to adapt to the rapidly changing and heterogeneous technological landscape that is continuously evolving. Digital Twin (DT) technology can promote this transition at an urban scale due to its ability to monitor, control, and predict the behaviour of complex systems and processes. As several scientific studies have shown, DTs can be developed for infrastructure and city management, facing the challenges of global changes. DTs are based on sensor-distributed networks and can support urban management and propose intervention strategies based on future forecasts. In the present work, a three-axial operative framework is proposed for developing a DT urban management system using the city of Venice as a case study. The three axes were chosen based on sustainable urban development: energy, mobility, and resiliency. Venice is a fragile city due to its cultural heritage, which needs specific protection strategies. The methodology proposed starts from the analysis of the state-of-the-arts of DT technologies and the definition of key features. Three different axes are proposed, aggregating the key features in a list of fields of intervention for each axis. The Venice open-source database is then analysed to consider the data already available for the city. Finally, a list of DT services for urban management is proposed for each axis. The results show a need to improve the city management system by adopting DT.

Keywords: Digital Twin; urban sustainability; urban resiliency; Venice; digital transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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