Blanca Chavez EDT 180

Social Media &

Urban Planning
City populations are increasing
at an alarming rate...

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What Urban Planners Do
Urban planners create cities that are sustainable and suitable for life

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Makes Urban Planners
jobs somewhat easier!

Public Public
Posts Data

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60 million photos
500 million tweets

DAILY 4
To keep up with this booming
population….

Year Population Projection Total Urban Population

1984 96,684 31,902

2020 160,000 53,333

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Urban Planners are going
to have to use a lot of….

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Easily Accessible Data

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Conclusion
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Social Media = Broadcast of Public Data

= Resource for Urban Planners

= Sustainable, Habitable Cities

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Thank you for your interest in my presentation!

Contact: bachave8@asu.edu

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