Tapping into ephemeral urban phenomena via social networks

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https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.2019133908

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Social Networks, Urban Research, ephemeral phenomena, digital footprint

Abstract

Information generated in geolocated social networks is the product of virtual socialization, which offers a wide range of possibilities for the study of urban phenomena in present day cities. This information, that is publicly and voluntarily shared data, creates footprints that often leave traces reflecting people-environment interaction. These interactions at spatiotemporal scales were previously unthinkable, opening novel approaches to the analysis and interpretation of ephemeral and dynamic urban phenomena. This study analyses a representative sample of studies conducted over the last decade, that use data from social networks for studying ephemeral urban phenomena specifically related to perception, socialization, urban activity and temporality. The work of these scholars has demonstrated the great potential and versatility of the data collected from social networks to assess city dynamics, thereby complementing traditional methods for urban research.

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Author Biographies

Almudena Nolasco-Cirugeda, University of Alicante

Almudena Nolasco-Cirugeda holds a PhD from the University of Alicante and is lecturer and researcher at the University of Alicante in the Urban Design and Regional Planning Unit. She lectures in some of the core subjects in the Fundamentals of Architecture degree. Her research covers different topics ranging from the Analysis of Urban Transformations; the growth, complexity and urban space in coastal tourist destinations; and, more recently, the spatial analysis of urban phenomena using location-based data retrieved from social networks, the main research line of the Mappingame research group.

Leticia Serrano-Estrada, University of Alicante

Leticia Serrano-Estrada holds a PhD in Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Alicante (Spain) where she is currently a lecturer and researcher in the field of urban design. She is a member of the Mappingame research group, based in the Urban Design and Regional Planning Unit.  Her research interests focus broadly on the analysis of urban phenomena through the interpretation of social networks data, and more specifically, on topics related to the use, spatial configuration and perception of urban public spaces.

Pablo Marti, University of Alicante

Pablo Martí holds a PhD in Urbanism from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Pablo has been a professor of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Alicante since 1999. He held the posts of director of the Architecture studies degree and head of the Department of Building Sciences and Urbanism. He has participated in professional projects related to urban public spaces and urban and territorial planning. He has also been involved in several research projects that were directed by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the Autonomous University of Madrid. His publications focus on urban transformation and extension models, as well as urban dynamics and public space, analyzed through social media data.

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2019-09-28

How to Cite

Nolasco-Cirugeda, A. ., Serrano-Estrada, L., & Marti , P. (2019). Tapping into ephemeral urban phenomena via social networks. ZARCH. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Urbanism, (13), 164–177. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_zarch/zarch.2019133908

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No. 13 (2019): The traces of the ephemeral

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