Vancouvernumerisk

Vancouvernumerisk is a hypothetical data framework used in urban planning and academic discourse to describe a standardized approach for collecting, aggregating, and interpreting numerical indicators for Vancouver, British Columbia.

It envisions a modular system with core indicators such as housing affordability, transit accessibility, population density, walkability, green space, and air quality, plus optional layers for climate resilience, economic activity, and social equity.

Data sources include census data, municipal open data portals, transit agencies, environmental sensors, and land-use records. The framework relies on geospatial joins, time-series normalization, and index construction to produce comparable metrics across neighborhoods and districts.

Potential uses include guiding urban policy, evaluating housing programs, informing transit planning, and supporting research on sustainability and resilience. Interactive dashboards and maps would summarize trends for planners, researchers, and the public.

Critiques emphasize data gaps, indicator selection bias, privacy concerns, and the risk of overreliance on quantitative measures at the expense of qualitative context. Proponents argue Vancouvernumerisk could improve transparency and evidence-based decision-making, while recognizing that it remains a conceptual model rather than an official city program. See also urban indicators, open data, and city dashboards.