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Platform placemaking and algorithmic mediation reorder urban salience, transforming urban legibility from a static property of the built environment into a dynamic, hybrid outcome of physical spaces and digital user narratives. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The research aims to explore how digitally mediated experiences shape urban perception and legibility by analyzing Airbnb content.

June 10, 2026Computational Urban ScienceOpen Access

Room with a (Re)View: deep learning employing OpenAI, spatial and temporal analysis at the neighborhood level

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HZHaozheng ZuUniversity of Miami RGRichard GrantUniversity of Miami SRShouraseni Sen RoyUniversity of Miami

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Demonstrates how digital narratives affect urban experiences in neighborhoods, suggesting new insights into urban perception.

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The research aims to explore how digitally mediated experiences shape urban perception and legibility by analyzing Airbnb content.
Conducted a spatiotemporal analysis of 365,365 Airbnb reviews from 2010 to 2024 in Broward County, Florida, and Cape Town, South Africa.
Employed OpenAI GPT-4o for translating reviews in over 15 languages into American English.
Utilized spatial clustering, temporal trend analysis, and sentiment mapping to identify urban hotspots.
Found that algorithmic mediation significantly reshapes urban perception, generating dynamic urban legibility.
Showed that user-generated content contributes to the social layers of urban environments, enhancing specific neighborhoods' profile.
Highlighted the resilience of digital tourism markets in shaping contemporary urban spaces.

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Zu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a28fe716f82f25be989bb0e https://doi.org/10.1007/s43762-026-00274-5

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