Does Mobility Experience Matter? Insights from a Model-Oriented Practice in Zaragoza, Spain

ABSTRACT

This study evaluates the role of model-oriented decision support systems in the understanding of complex variables related to urban mobility challenges. To this end, the MobilityExperience platform has been developed as a planning support system (PSSs) to contribute to better informed decision-making in citizens’ commitment to climate neutrality and self-sufficient energy city policies. The results show that the three proposed visualization modes lead to an increase in understanding urban mobility; emphasize the importance of an interactive approach to reinforce the role of an increasing number of agents; and enable a deeper level of collaboration in a data ecosystem framework.

KEYWORDS:

• planning support system (PSS)
• smart planning
• technology
• urban science
• urban mobility

Acknowledgments

This work has been supported by Cátedra MobilityExperience, Mobility City, Fundación Ibercaja, and Departamento de Ciencia, Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento from the Gobierno de Aragón, Spain (Research Group S04_23R). The research team is sincerely grateful for the valuable comments and suggestions of the reviewers, which helped us to improve the quality of the article, and for the support of Daniel Sarasa, Nestor Lizalde, and Gabriel Marro.

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Notes on contributors

Ana Ruiz-Varona

Ana Ruiz-Varona is a professor of spatial planning at San Jorge University and specializes in the design of innovative GIS-based methodologies applied to the study of current urban and territorial transformations.

María Blasco-Cubas

María Blasco-Cubas holds a PhD in New Artistic and Visual Practices from Universidad de Cuenca UCLM, Spain.

Antonio Iglesias-Soria

Antonio Iglesias-Soria is an associate professor in game engine software in the School of Architecture and Technology at San Jorge University.