Mapping Urban Practices Through Mobile Phone Data

• Main Authors: Pucci, Paola (Author), Manfredini, Fabio (Author), Tagliolato, Paolo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Geography.; Data mining.; Geographical information systems.; Urban geography.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).

This book explains the potential value of using mobile phone data to monitor urban practices and identify rhythms of use in today’s cities. Drawing upon research conducted in the Italian region of Lombardy, the authors demonstrate how maps based on mobile phone data, which are better tailored to the...

Table of Contents:

• Mobility practices and mobile phone data
• Mobile phone data to describe urban dynamics: an overview in the literature
• Daily mobility practices through mobile phone data: an application in Lombardy region
• Implications on traditional data sources
• Implications on the urban and mobility policy.