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Depth and Complexity in Applying Big Data to Understand Interactions within Built Environment

Beginning in 2015, social media has shed light on the study of place evaluation as voluntary postings have availed cumulative data reflecting the dynamics of human-environment interaction. The ever-growing amount of social media posts record subtle memories, recognitions, activities, perceptions, as well as many other aspects that can never be collected using a conventional research method. This issue investigates critical relationships between city, land, and architecture. Voluntarily posted big data not only confirms the relationship in the use, observation, and experiences of built environment, but also provided bottom-up approaches in constructing new discourses. 

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Guest Editors

Lead Guest Editor: Mary Padua, Clemson University, USA
Guest Editor: Bo Zhang, Oklahoma State University, USA
Guest Editor: Xiwei Shen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA


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