Making the Sustainable Development Goals Feasible at Planetary Scale, One City at a Time
The Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning is working with our strategic partner, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, to track urban growth across the planet. Using medium- and high- resolution satellite imagery, in combination with developing advanced machine learning approaches, it’s underpinned by the University of Sydney’s commitment to a University Sustainability Strategy focused on the UN-SDG goals.
From spatio-temporal longitudinal analysis of changes to built-up areas, road networks, informal settlements, vegetation and green cover to identification of urban heat island effects and urban climate resilience, this is research that will break new ground – above all enabling big data and evidence-driven planning for an urban planet that is sustainable and equitable.
Project team
University of Sydney
- Somwrita Sarkar – Associate Professor, Urban Science
- Chirag Deb – Lecturer in Urban Heat Islands and Energy Modelling
- David Levinson – Professor of Transport, School of Civil Engineering
Indian Institutes of Technology
- Arnab Jana – Associate Professor, Urban Science
- Eswar Rajasekaran – Assistant Professor, Remote Sensing
