
Urbanmining (e-khib nyiab) yog lub tswv yim rov ua dua tshiab Cov khoom pov tseg khib nyiab tau nce nyob hauv nroog nroog tau pom zoo li cov peev txheej thiab npe hu ua "nroog loj". Nws yog ib lub tswvyim kev txhim kho kom muaj kev txhim kho uas tib neeg sim muab rho tawm cov peev txheej ntawm cov khoom siv hluav taws xob. Raws li ib qho piv txwv ntawm ib lub nroog hauv nroog, muaj ntau ntu hauv cov khoom siv hluav taws xob (hu ua "nroog hluav taws xob xws li cov hlau tsis tshua muaj xws li cov hlau tsis tshua muaj xws li cov av muaj tsawg thiab muaj cov hlau tsis tshua muaj.
Txij thaum pib ntawm lub xyoo pua 21st, cov kev hloov pauv thiab kev cai txhim kho ntawm tsoomfwv Suav tau nce qib kev lag luam sai. Cov ntawv luam tawm hluav taws xob, cov cuab yeej siv IC txhuas thiab cov khoom siv hluav taws xob siv hauv 3C cov khoom siv tau tawg hluav taws xob thiab cov khoom lag luam tooj liab ntau. Thaum pib ntawm peb lub chaw lag luam lub hauv paus pib tsim nyob rau hauv 2007 hauv Hong Kong, peb pib rov ua dua cov neeg tsim khoom lag luam thiab tooj liab cov khoom lag luam hauv Hong Kong thiab South Suav. Peb tau tsim cov ntaub ntawv rov ua dua tshiab, uas maj mam cog rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv siab thev naus laus zis thiab kaw-lub tuam txhab rov ua lag luam Ucbanmines yog hnub no. Lub tuam txhab npe thiab hom npe nroog loj tsis tsuas yog xa mus rau nws keeb kwm keeb kwm nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv rov ua dua tshiab tab sis kuj cim nws txoj kev loj hlob ntawm cov ntaub ntawv siab heev thiab cov khoom siv hluav taws xob.


"Kev noj khoom haus tsis muaj txwv, siv cov peev txheej tsawg; siv rho tawm los xam cov peev txheej, siv faib kev siv kev noj". Nce rau cov kev cov nyom uas yog Megatrend xws li cov peev txheej txuas ntxiv mus rau lub zog txuas ntxiv " Lub tswv yim npaj yuav tsom rau kev tsim txoj kev loj hlob ntawm cov ntaub ntawv tsis tshua muaj neeg siv hlau, thiab lub ntiaj teb uas tau ua dua tshiab. Lub tswv yim tsuas tuaj yeem tsuas yog muaj tseeb ntawm kev siv thev naus laus zis ntawm cov ntaub ntawv kev lag luam tshiab thiab tsis muaj tshuaj lom neeg ua haujlwm paub-ua li cas ntawm cov khoom siv hluav taws xob.