(TWIN2EXPAND): Twinning towards Research Excellence in Evidence-Based Planning and Urban Design

TWIN2EXPAND将加强基于证据的城市设计和规划（EBDP）的研究能力，这是有效空间规划和可持续城市治理的综合方法和技术研发的一个至关重要的领域。该项目促进了塞浦路斯大学、该领域的三家领先机构（伦敦大学学院、查尔默斯理工大学、都灵理工大学）和一家实施EBDP的开创性中小企业（Space Syntax Limited）之间的合作关系。通过解决城市可持续性问题，TWIN2EXPAND将有助于实现塞浦路斯智能专业化战略、欧盟绿色协议和可持续城市发展目标的目标。该项目的战略目标是提高研究水平，促进EBDP领域的跨学科研究和网络，并对科学界和社会产生更广泛的影响。TWIN2EXPAND拥抱可持续发展目标的国际网络精神，在建筑环境的研发中实现科学卓越，通过促进与地方当局和其他利益相关者的合作，将其完全嵌入到四螺旋结构中。它的目标是实现科学和综合的城市规划和治理方法，作为有效过渡到可持续发展的切入点。该项目着眼于该领域的新兴概念和挑战，提出了一个基于证据的城市设计和规划的广义概念和工作模型。通过在项目活动中嵌入开放科学实践，TWIN2EXPAND将为卓越的研究、科学进步和社会进步做出重大贡献，实现三种途径，以最大限度地发挥实质性的现实影响：1)研究管理和卓越EBDP领域的创新能力建设；Ii)共同创造基于证据的城市设计和规划知识；强调将科学知识转化为专业实践知识。

TWIN2EXPAND will enhance research capacities in evidence-based urban design and planning (EBDP) as a field of critical importancein the R&I of integrated approaches and technologies for effective spatial planning and sustainable urban governance. The projectfacilitates a partnership among University of Cyprus, three leading institutions in the field (University College London; ChalmersUniversity of Technology; Polytechnic University of Turin) and one pioneering SME practicing EBDP (Space Syntax Limited). Byaddressing urban sustainability, TWIN2EXPAND will contribute to achieving targets of the Cyprus Smart Specialisation Strategy, theEU Green Deal and the Sustainable Urban Development Goals. The strategic objectives of the project are to enhance research excellenceand promote interdisciplinary research and networking in the EBDP field, and to make a broader impact on the scientific community andsociety. TWIN2EXPAND embraces the international networking ethos of the SDGs to achieve scientific excellence in the R&I of thebuilt environment, fully embedding it within the quadruple helix by fostering collaboration with local authorities and other stakeholders.It aims to achieve a scientific and integrative approach to urban planning and governance as the entry point into effective transitioningto sustainable development. Focusing on emerging concepts and challenges in the field, the project proposes a generalised conceptualand working model of evidence-based urban design and planning. By embedding open science practices within the project’s activities,TWIN2EXPAND will make significant contributions to research excellence, scientific advances and societal progress, implementingthree pathways to maximise substantive real-world impact: i) innovative capacity-building in research management and excellence inthe EBDP field; ii) co-creation of evidence-based urban design and planning knowledge; and iii) emphasis on translation of scientificknowledge to professional practice knowledge.