UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure & Cities: Urban Observatories (Strand B)

城市已经是巨大的实验室--它们提供了无数的试错、失败和成功的例子。我们将在‘城市实验室’或综合基础设施观察站(IIOS)学习、形成和测试工程原理和理论，以便在实际城市中系统地研究成功、失败和原因。综合基础设施观察站为研究人员和用户提供一个环境，通过真实世界的城市观察、研究和全面的实验和演示，共同创造学习、创新、可持续的行为和弹性机构。它们提供了一个平台，为建设未来的城市建立共同的目标、愿景和价值观。IIO(UKCRIC Strand B)将开发一套iIOS的观测组件和一些设施，使共同创造和实验成为可能。只有学术伙伴及其各自的大学、政府、工业和社会伙伴提供额外的财政和合作支持，以及由此创造的集体智力能力和技能，才能发展成熟的ULL。为了激发想象力、动员和激励其他城市加入，我们将开始形成一个iIOS网络，为倡导IIO的研究、知识共享和传播、参与、能力建设和更广泛地发挥最大影响提供一个协调中心。

Cities are already enormous laboratories - they provide numerous examples of trial and error, of failures and successes. We shall learn, form and test engineering principles and theories in 'city laboratories', or Integrated Infrastrcuture Observatories (IIOs), to systematically study success, failure and the reasons for it, in real cities.IIOs provide an environment for researchers and users to co-create learning, innovation, sustainable behaviours and resilient agency through real-world urban observation, research and full scale experimentation and demonstrators. They provide a platform to establish a common purpose, vision and set of values for delivering future cities. The IIO (UKCRIC Strand B) will develop observational component of a suite of IIOs and some of the facilities that will enable co-creation and experimentation. The development of full-fledged ULLs will be enabled only the additional financial and co-operation support of the academic partners and their respective university, government, industry and societal partners, and the collective intellectual capability and skills that this creates.To capture the imagination, mobilise and inspire other cities to join we shall begin to form a network of IIOs that will provide a focal point for advocacy of IIO research; knowledge sharing and dissemination; engagement; building capacity; and more generally maximising impact.