Abstract
Urban planning needs to face and integrate ecological, social, and economic aspects of city living. So far, attempts to integrate different urban simulation models into one technical platform have focused on quantitative data. The aim of this paper is to present the preparation for an automated method to spatially integrate and visualize interview-based qualitative data on the perception of urban places into a virtual platform. The Gothenburg suburb of Hammarkullen is used as a case study. Two CAQDAS software, NVivo and Atlas.ti, were tested. In both software, locations and urban qualities were coded and clustered. Visualization strategies such as information tree structures, geo-coded quotations, spatial word clouds, linked to 2D maps and 3D environments were developed. Results identify the challenges to overcome and show limitations of the software in terms of creating graphs and relationships as well as automated geocoding of data to maps. The project offers a step towards the integration of qualitative (social) data into digital environments that can be scaled up. By that, it contributes with a new dimension of analysis of urban environments which is necessary for sustainable transformation of cities.
Highlights
Urban planning needs to deal with multiple dimensions of urban living and contributes to shaping urban places
Urban places can be analyzed through a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods using “intersubjectivity” [5:71] as a research approach that collects multi-stakeholder research inputs embracing a diversity of perceptions
The aim of this study is to test how current Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) can enhance the spatial integration of social data in digitalization processes
Summary
Urban planning needs to deal with multiple dimensions of urban living and contributes to shaping urban places The latter can be examined objectively via quantitative data sources or subjectively according to individual perceptions [1]. The dichotomy between its physical and virtual dimension, synthesized in Habermas’ idea of public sphere, a “virtual or imaginary community which does not necessarily exist in any identifiable space” [3:217]. Within such debate, local context plays a key role in shaping urban spaces as “the built environment is rich with meaning”, forged by local communities [4:46]. The focus on the integration of qualitative and inter-subjective data supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 11 “Sustainable cities and communities” from a community point of view
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