Abstract
The benefits of the natural environment in urban space have been explored in numerous studies. However, only a few statistics and studies have been conducted on the correlation between emotion and urban waterfront space, especially considering gender differences. Taking Wuhan city as an example, this study puts forward a new approach and perspective. Text emotion analysis is combined with the spatial analysis technique based on big data of social media. Based on the emotions of the public of different genders in urban space, suggestions are provided for urban planning and development from the perspective of POI (Point of Interest). The main steps are: (1) Analyzing the emotional score of Weibo texts published by citizens in the waterfront area of 21 lakes in Wuhan City; (2) exploring the public emotion characteristics of different genders in the urban waterfront; (3) classifying the waterfront according to the emotional response (score) of the public of different genders; (4) exploring the relationship between different POI types and waterfront types and proposing planning suggestions. The results of this study provide evidence for gender differences and spatial distribution of public emotions in the Wuhan waterfront area. It can help decision-makers to judge the prior protection and development direction of waterfront space, thus demonstrating the feasibility of this approach.
Highlights
Waterfront refers to the land or buildings adjacent to rivers, lakes, and oceans in a city, the part of the town adjacent to the water body [1]
Taking Wuhan as an example, this paper provides a human-centered approach that combines textual emotion analysis with spatial analysis techniques based on based on big data of social media
Recall that the main novel contributions of this paper are a new approach and perspective combining textual emotion analysis and spatial analysis based on big data of social media
Summary
Waterfront refers to the land or buildings adjacent to rivers, lakes, and oceans in a city, the part of the town adjacent to the water body [1]. Waterfront is defined as an area of water interaction between urban development and the needs of the city and its residents, and is considered an essential part of the urban public space system [2,3]. The open waterfront space between the land and the water can enhance the accessibility and intimacy between people and nature [4]. In the modern development of Chinese towns, the rapid development of cities caused the destruction of various waterfront areas [5,6]. Researchers have come to realize the need to protect green sanctuaries because of numerous unhealthy living conditions in cities [13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20]
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