Mapping Urban Practices Through Mobile Phone Data

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

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Paola Pucci Fabio Manfredini Paolo Tagliolato

Mapping Urban Practices Through Mobile Phone Data

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology PoliMI SpringerBriefs

Editorial Board Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Stefano Della Torre, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Bianca M. Colosimo, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Tiziano Faravelli, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Roberto Paolucci, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Silvia Piardi, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

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Paola Pucci Architecture and Urban Studies Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy Fabio Manfredini Architecture and Urban Studies Politecnico di Milano Milan Italy

Paolo Tagliolato Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente (IREA) CNR Milan Italy and

Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR) CNR Venice Italy

ISSN 2191-530X ISSN 2191-5318 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology ISSN 2282-2577 ISSN 2282-2585 (electronic) PoliMI SpringerBriefs ISBN 978-3-319-14832-8 ISBN 978-3-319-14833-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14833-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015930731 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments and Remarks

This book presents the outcomes of two research projects, financed by Telecom Italia during the years 2009 and 2011 “Utilizzazione dei dati di telefonia mobile per indagini territoriali” and “Stima di Matrici O/D con dati di traffico telefonico.” This research is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration, involving the expertise of each author. In particular, Fabio Manfredini ove