Reframing digital twins as boundary objects: exploring stakeholder interactions in urban and infrastructure management

Thibaut Delval; Bruno Barroca; Jérôme Aubret

doi:10.17868/strath.00093222

Reframing digital twins as boundary objects: exploring stakeholder interactions in urban and infrastructure management

Thibaut Delval, Bruno Barroca, Jérôme Aubret

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Abstract

Digital twins are widely studied for their technical aspects, yet their role in urban planning and management remains underexplored. This research, conducted with CSTB and the Pays de la Loire Region, conceptualizes digital twins as boundary objects fostering stakeholder interactions. Four demonstrators support this study: air quality monitoring in high schools, water level sensors for coastal flood management, energy monitoring for public building, and a public lighting digital twin. The findings challenge the purely technical view of digital twins, positioning them as strategic enablers of collaboration, bridging stakeholder interests for sustainable urban and infrastructure development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EG-ICE 2025
Subtitle of host publication	AI-Driven Collaboration for Sustainable and Resilient Built Environments Conference Proceedings
Editors	Alejandro Moreno-Rangel, Bimal Kumar
Place of Publication	Glasgow
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093222
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2025
Event	EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering - The Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Jul 2025 → 3 Jul 2025 https://egice2025.co.uk/

Conference

Conference	EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	1/07/25 → 3/07/25
Internet address	https://egice2025.co.uk/

Keywords

digital twin
stakeholder interaction
urban management
environmental monitoring

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EG-ICE 2025: AI-Driven Collaboration for Sustainable and Resilient Built Environments Conference Proceedings
Moreno-Rangel, A. & Kumar, B., 1 Jul 2025, Glasgow.
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Delval, T, Barroca, B & Aubret, J 2025, Reframing digital twins as boundary objects: exploring stakeholder interactions in urban and infrastructure management. in A Moreno-Rangel & B Kumar (eds), EG-ICE 2025: AI-Driven Collaboration for Sustainable and Resilient Built Environments Conference Proceedings. Glasgow, EG-ICE 2025: International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1/07/25. https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00093222

Reframing digital twins as boundary objects: exploring stakeholder interactions in urban and infrastructure management. / Delval, Thibaut; Barroca, Bruno; Aubret, Jérôme.
EG-ICE 2025: AI-Driven Collaboration for Sustainable and Resilient Built Environments Conference Proceedings. ed. / Alejandro Moreno-Rangel; Bimal Kumar. Glasgow, 2025.

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Reframing digital twins as boundary objects: exploring stakeholder interactions in urban and infrastructure management

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