Urban Analytics with Social Media Data - Foundations, Applications and Platforms

The use of data science and urban analytics has become a defining feature of smart cities. This timely book is a clear guide to the use of social media data for urban analytics.

List of contents

Part I Foundations
1. Urban Big Data and Social Media Analytics
2. Volunteer Crowdsourcing and Social Media
3. Government Social Media Channels
Part II Applications
4. Social Media Analytics in Disaster Policy
5. Social Media Analytics in Pandemic Policy
6. Social Media Analytics in Capturing Perceptions
7. Social Media Analytics in Analysing Perceptions
Part III Platforms
8. Social Media Analytics Platforms
9. Cyberphysical Data Analytics Platforms
10. Crowd Detection Platforms
11. City-as-a-Platform
12. City as a Sensor for Platform Urbanism

About the author

Tan Yigitcanlar is an eminent Australian researcher with international recognition and impact in the field of urban studies and planning. He is a Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Along with this post, he carries out an Honorary Professor role at the School of Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, and is Founding Director of the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network.
Nayomi Kankanamge is a Lecturer in the Department of Town and Country Planning at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. She has published widely in urban planning, social media analytics, smart cities, disaster management and data science.

Summary

The use of data science and urban analytics has become a defining feature of smart cities. This timely book is a clear guide to the use of social media data for urban analytics.

Product details

• Authors: Nayomi Kankanamge, Tan Yigitcanlar, Yigitcanlar Tan
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032244952
• ISBN: 978-1-032-24495-2
• No. of pages: 408
• Weight: 680 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; COMPUTERS / Computer Science, COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, computer science, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Social networking, Social media / social networking, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Games development & programming, COMPUTERS / Internet / Social Media, Games development and programming, City and town planning: architectural aspects