标题： 小城镇，大问题：关于小城镇数字孪生用例选择的方法论见解 显示英文标题

标题： Small Towns, Big Questions: Methodological Insights into Use Case Selection for Digital Twins in Small Towns

摘要： 在小城镇中选择适当的数字化解决方案应用案例是智慧城市项目中的一个持续性挑战。 本文提出了一种跨学科的方法，用于系统地识别和评估此类应用案例，该方法借鉴了多种学术领域和实践专业知识。 所提出的的方法论是在下奥地利地区开发并实施的，特别关注那些缺乏主要城市中心的地区的典型小城镇。 通过与各种相关利益相关者进行半结构化访谈和协作研讨会（例如需求要求研讨会），首先确定了十五个可能的应用案例。 然后，根据可行性、实用性、对生物或人类建模的需求以及整体复杂性等标准对这些应用案例进行了分类和评估。 基于这些特征，选择了三个应用案例进行进一步开发。 这些将成为支持决策和公众宣传的数字孪生解决方案的基础，涉及这些领域的政策决策。 我们提出的方法强调利益相关者的参与，以确保数据收集的稳健性，并与实际需求以及相关城镇当前的需求保持一致。 因此，我们为研究人员和从业者提供了一个可复制的框架，旨在未来在非城市和农村环境中实施数字孪生工具的智慧城市倡议。 显示英文摘要

摘要： Selecting appropriate use cases for implementing digital solutions in small towns is a recurring challenge for smart city projects. This paper presents a transdisciplinary methodology for systematically identifying and evaluating such use cases, drawing from diverse academic disciplines and practical expertise. The proposed methodology was developed and implemented in Lower Austria, with a particular focus on the small towns that are characteristic of a region lacking major urban centres. Through semi-structured interviews and collaborative workshops (e.g. a needs requirements workshop) with various relevant stakeholders, fifteen possible use cases were first identified. Then these use cases were categorised and assessed based on criteria such as feasibility, usefulness, the need for biological or human modelling, and overall complexity. Based on these characteristics, three use cases were selected for further development. These will be the basis of digital twin solutions for supporting decision-making and public outreach regarding policy decisions in those fields. Our proposed methodology emphasises stakeholder engagement to ensure robust data collection and alignment with practical requirements and the involved towns' current needs. We thus provide a replicable framework for researchers and practitioners aiming to implement digital twin tools in future smart city initiatives in non-urban and rural contexts.