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.
Highlights
Information and data have become a new working tools in the area of informational urbanism
The aim of this paper is to investigate the possibilities offered by social networks in the field of sport to aid city management
The image of urban planning has gone from being static to a reality in motion, where the environment and the citizens themselves in continuous evolution are important sources of data, constantly providing relevant information for better urban planning, adapted to the real changing needs of the city, and the real requirements and preferences of citizens
Summary
Information and data have become a new working tools in the area of informational urbanism. From the access to information emerges the new urban paradigm that spreads to other disciplines such as cybernetics, information theory, self-organization, or systems theory, giving rise to a new urban model based on flexibility, uncertainty, and open and self-organized systems The incorporation of these concepts into the field of urban planning is currently a process with great development potential. The image of urban planning has gone from being static to a reality in motion, where the environment and the citizens themselves in continuous evolution are important sources of data, constantly providing relevant information for better urban planning, adapted to the real changing needs of the city, and the real requirements and preferences of citizens To this end, the inference of information on city services usage and citizens habits is of great help to design smart urban planning actions and to improve city management [3]
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