Abstract
The starting point of this paper is to develop new
ubiquitous and participative services for sustainable
urban planning using mixed reality and other relevant
technologies. To support communication between
stakeholders, we have created a demo service that can be
situated in public places such as interactive displays,
designed for community content sharing, close to people
flows in cities. It can also be used in public planning
events as well as anywhere with personal devices. The
service combines visualizations and virtual environments
by mixing panoramic imaging and architectural drawings of
future urban plans, and includes user-centred
interactions such as questionnaires and commenting tools.
In this paper, we focus on social issues and the
implications of this kind of services, especially trying
to understand user values, needs and preferences in
participative urban planning service. Political decision
makers, city officials and citizens participated in this
research to clarify how they perceive the new digital
concepts, and how these digital services should be
designed and offered for users to support public
participation and collaboration in future urban planning
projects. Important changes in urban planning would be to
increase information and communication and present more
alternatives at the early stages of projects. According
to the different stakeholders involved in this research,
informing the public how their feedback has been taken
into consideration and developing real-time feedback
channels would enhance participatory urban planning.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | UBICOMM 2014: The Eighth International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies |
Publisher | International Academy, Research, and Industry Association IARIA |
Pages | 189-195 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-61208-353-7 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 8th International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies, UBICOMM 2014 - Rome, Italy Duration: 24 Aug 2014 → 28 Aug 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 8th International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies, UBICOMM 2014 |
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Abbreviated title | UBICOMM 2014 |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Period | 24/08/14 → 28/08/14 |
Keywords
- participatory design
- mobile mixed reality
- ubiquitous services
- urban planning
- user experiences