%0 PDF %T Shrinking Cities and Subjective Well-Being: An Investigation of Resident Attitudes and Opinions via Micro-Blog Sentiment Analysis. %A Wiley, Andrew. %8 2017-04-20 %R http://localhost/files/2z10x2447 %X Abstract: Shrinking cities have gained a generally negative image in the traditional media and popular consciousness, while at the same time the use of so-called Big Data for policy and planning purposes has exploded. This thesis explores the use of Big Data in the form of micro-blog sentiment analysis to determine if there are differences between shrinking and growing cities in terms of subjective well-being. Furthermore, it lays the groundwork for a deeper understanding of what type of subjective well-being a Twitter sentiment analysis is truly measuring, rather than relying on the assumption that happiness can be gauged with a single metric. My results demonstrate that there is some crossover between a traditional form of subjective well-being measurement and a tweet sentiment analysis. I also suggest that the traditional metric and micro-blog figures are each measuring one of the distinct forms of subjective well-being as described by the positive psychologists.; Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2015.; Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.; Advisor: Justin Hollander.; Committee: Henry Renski.; Keyword: Urban planning. %[ 2022-10-13 %9 Text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution