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<p>Urban researchers now have access to vast amounts of textual data—from social media and news to planning documents and property listings. These textual data provide important information about the activities of people and organizations in urban environments. Meanwhile, recent advancements in computational tools, including large language models, have expanded our ability to analyze textual data. Here we explore how these tools are reshaping the ways we analyze, understand and theorize the city through text. By outlining key developments, applications and challenges, it argues that text is no longer a ‘fringe resource’ but a central component in urban analytics with the potential to connect quantitative and qualitative researchers.</p>

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The city as text

  • 期刊论文

  • 发表日期：

    2025年9月1日

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  • Jonathan Reades,
  • Yingjie Hu,
  • Emmanouil Tranos,
  • Elizabeth Delmelle

摘要

Urban researchers now have access to vast amounts of textual data—from social media and news to planning documents and property listings. These textual data provide important information about the activities of people and organizations in urban environments. Meanwhile, recent advancements in computational tools, including large language models, have expanded our ability to analyze textual data. Here we explore how these tools are reshaping the ways we analyze, understand and theorize the city through text. By outlining key developments, applications and challenges, it argues that text is no longer a ‘fringe resource’ but a central component in urban analytics with the potential to connect quantitative and qualitative researchers.