Strategic Network: Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS)

Funded period: 12/15 - 12/16
Grant value: £100,799
Lead institution: University of Manchester
PI: Deljana Iossifova
Web link: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/deljana.iossifova/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deljanai

Strategic Network: Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) seeks to promote a more holistic approach through the integration of a wide range of data sources.By bringing together an international group of researchers from a range of different fields, the project will support the development of an innovative and cross-disciplinary set of tools to gather and interpret emerging data sources. The findings will benefits policy-makers, academics and other actors seeking to develop evidence-based responses to urban issues through the use of open data sources.