15-minute cities – a spark of controversy or a haven of liveability? A sentiment analysis approach in the context of the theory of planned behaviour
(A2025-126343)

AUTHORS

Anna Fornalska, IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences; Michal Suchanek, University of Gdansk; Luis Guzman, Universidad de los Andes; Lech Suwala, Technical University of Berlin

ABSTRACT

The concept of a 15-minute city has garnered significant attention as a transformative urban planning model aimed at enhancing urban liveability, sustainability, and resilience. Contrary to the academic world, it sparks significant adverse reactions with citizenry as crucial stakeholders of the concept. Through the lens of Ajzen and Fishbein's theory of planned behaviour, this study demonstrates the nuanced dynamics shaping public sentiment toward the 15-minute city concept. Methodologically, the paper builds on natural language processing, in particular VADER sentiment analysis, that generates scores for positive, negative, neutral, and compound sentiment, but also allows to identify sarcastic content. The study’s results shed light on how TPB components interplay in shaping public sentiment and, by extension, intentions to support or oppose the 15-minute city model.