Communitiessumá
Communitiessumá is a conceptual framework used to describe the totality of communities within a bounded area by aggregating multiple definitions of what constitutes a community. Coined in discussions of digital sociology and urban analytics, the term signals an approach that treats communities as overlapping, nested, and dynamic rather than as fixed administrative units.
It integrates geographic, social, and digital layers to produce a composite map of community presence. Boundaries
Methodology includes data fusion from census data, municipal records, volunteer registries, and online platforms; participatory mapping;
Applications include urban planning, service delivery, emergency planning, and community development projects. It is used to
Limitations and debates: challenges include definitional ambiguity, potential biases from data sources, privacy concerns, and the
See also: community mapping, social network analysis, participatory planning, urban analytics.