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- Title
User-Generated Big Data and Urban Morphology.
- Authors
CROOKS, A. T.; CROITORU, A.; JENKINS, A.; MAHABIR, R.; AGOURIS, P.; STEFANIDIS, A.
- Abstract
Traditionally urban morphology has been the study of cities as human habitats through the analysis of their tangible, physical artefacts. Such artefacts are outcomes of complex social and economic forces, and their study is primarily driven by traditional modes of data collection (e.g. based on censuses, physical surveys, and mapping). The emergence of Web 2.0 and through its applications, platforms and mechanisms that foster user-generated contributions to be made, disseminated, and debated in cyberspace, is providing a new lens in the study of urban morphology. In this paper, we showcase ways in which user-generated 'big data' can be harvested and analyzed to generate snapshots and impressionistic views of the urban landscape in physical terms. We discuss and support through representative examples the potential of such analysis in revealing how urban spaces are perceived by the general public, establishing links between tangible artefacts and cyber-social elements. These links may be in the form of references to, observations about, or events that enrich and move beyond the traditional physical characteristics of various locations. This leads to the emergence of alternate views of urban morphology that better capture the intricate nature of urban environments and their dynamics.
- Subjects
URBAN morphology; URBAN planning; ARCHITECTURE &; community
- Publication
Built Environment, 2016, Vol 42, Issue 3, p396
- ISSN
0263-7960
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2148/benv.42.3.396