The InCITIES Observatory, developed by ISCTE under task T2.2 – HUBs Networking, automatically collects and aggregates indicators to assess the Inclusion, Sustainability, and Resilience of cities of InCITIES. The process began with a literature review to identify key indicators for evaluating city progress in these three domains. Based on these findings, and within the scope of a Master’s dissertation in ISCTE’s Data Science programme, a web application was designed and implemented to visualise and analyse aggregated indicators for Inclusion, Sustainability, and Resilience of cities.
Eurostat data relevant to these domains were selected, aggregated, and integrated into the application through automated retrieval. Priority was given to local data at the NUTS3 level to ensure sufficient granularity for accurate city-level comparisons and performance assessments. Indicators were chosen with historical data available since 2014, enabling the Observatory to provide insights into the evolution of urban inclusion, sustainability, and resilience. Future data releases from Eurostat will continue to feed the platform, ensuring ongoing updates.
The InCITIES Observatory web application offers two core features: indicator charts and city rankings. These tools provide urban planners, policymakers, and researchers with a robust resource for benchmarking and promoting best practices in urban development.
The InCITIES Observatory is available at https://incities.iscte-iul.pt/
This work was developed by Beatriz Santos and supervised by Associate Professors Catarina Ferreira da Silva and Assist. Professor Carmo Botelho (ISCTE).
