Analysis of Social Networking Service Data for Smart Urban Planning

Higinio Mora, Raquel Pérez-delHoyo, José F. Paredes-Pérez and Rafael A. Mollá-Sirvent
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Higinio Mora: Department of Computer Science Technology and Computation, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Raquel Pérez-delHoyo: Department of Building Sciences and Urbanism, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
José F. Paredes-Pérez: Department of Computer Science Technology and Computation, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Rafael A. Mollá-Sirvent: Department of Computer Science Technology and Computation, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: New technologies are changing the channels of communication between people, creating an interconnected society in which information flows. Social networks are a good example of the evolution of citizens’ communication habits. The user-generated data that these networks collect can be analyzed to generate new useful information for developing citizen-centered smart services and policy making. The aim of this paper is to investigate the possibilities offered by social networks in the field of sport to aid city management. As the novelty of this research, a systematic method is described to know the popular areas for sport and how the management of this knowledge enables the decision-making process of urban planning. Some case studies of useful actions to make inclusive cities for sport are described and the benefits of making sustainable cities are discussed.

Keywords: Smart Cities; social networks; ambient behavioral analysis; urban planning; decision making; sustainability; accessibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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