Continuous Production and New Forms of Labour: A Case for Reclaiming Public Time

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-92
Author(s):  
Surajit Chakravarty
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Social Time ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Multiple Flows ◽  
Parallel Flows ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Public Time

This article makes two arguments. First, that advanced information and communication technologies (ICTs) have created multiple parallel flows of consumption that allow us to be productive continuously, in the sense of generating value for the economy. Second, the struggle over social time poses emergent challenges for planning and urban design. After introducing the relevant themes, this article explains how value is derived from labour and the process through which time is made economically productive. Next, it is posited that advanced ICTs, especially mobile devices and associated services, create possibilities for multiple flows of time, freeing consumption from territorial and temporal restrictions, and opening up new forms of labour. This discussion elicits some concerns for those interested in communities and urban space. The article concludes with suggestions for adopting a socio-spatial-temporal outlook to urban planning and design, including designing ‘polyrhythmic’ places and planning for public time.

scholarly journals Website applications in urbanism and architecture

Spatium ◽  
2003 ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Furundzic
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
On Line

In the context of rapid technology development, followed by Internet spreading worldwide, the amount of information related to urbanism and architecture has remarkably increased. This paper lists a website selection with the aim to present the state of Internet based information sources on urbanism and architecture. The idea is to help colleagues cope with numerous available on-line contents. The websites are, according to their contents, classified into following categories: associations and institutions, international documents, urban planning and design, information and communication technologies in urbanism, on-line available magazines and books, civic networks, architectural design, famous architects and best examples.

Green Urban Planning and Design for Smarter Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 884-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) changes the concept of place and social life. Researchers should find some solutions about how to combine ICT with sustainable construction to revitalize an existing neighborhood and to create a new model for growing areas especially in small cities. The objectives of this study are to search for new ways to create sustainable communities with the sustainable use of ICTs, to discuss the advantages and disadvantages and the use of ICTs in cities, to put a new approach as ‘eco-tech’ city, and to explore the potential ways of creating sustainability in practice. The study summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of the use of ICTs in cities and describes smart city and eco-tech city concepts. The following part, which is consisted of a discussion of urban planning and design, incorporating ICT for the construction of sustainable communities, explores the prospect that dehumanized communication can be ameliorated through progressive, innovative and green urban planning and design strategies.

scholarly journals Access to ICT in Poland and the Co-Creation of Urban Space in the Process of Modern Social Participation in a Smart City—A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrycja Szarek-Iwaniuk ◽  
Adam Senetra
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Information And Communication

A smart city is one of the latest concepts in the development of modern cities. It has evolved from the foregoing smart cities 1.0 and 2.0 to the smart city 3.0, where members of the local community play the main role as not only the recipients of the introduced changes and modern technology, but also as the creators of urban space. One of the goals of a smart city 3.0 is to promote sustainable urban development by improving the quality of life, enhancing social participation, and involving local community members in planning and decision-making processes. This study set out to determine the role and significance of e-participation methods in the smart city concept. The results of questionnaires exploring the importance of e-participation in urban development are presented. The paper also discusses changes in the availability of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Poland. The secondary goal was to present the geo-questionnaire and Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) as modern research tools. Internet tools based on geoinformation systems have considerable potential for mobilizing social participation in spatial planning (Public Participation GIS). The present study postulates the need for modern social participation methods in shaping urban space and promoting the sustainable development of cities. The study highlights the main challenges in the research process. The cooperation between the authorities and the citizens contributes to the development of a civil society, informed decision-making, social involvement in public life, and more effective governance at the local, regional, and national level. Measures that foster cooperation between the authorities and local communities, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), and growing social awareness and social participation in managing development are the components of a modern smart city and the building blocks of an e-society. The study also revealed positive changes in access to ICT and their contribution to bridging the digital divide in Poland. Higher levels of social awareness regarding participation and e-participation promote the growth of smart cities.

scholarly journals Parkour, The Affective Appropriation of Urban Space, and the Real/Virtual Dialectic

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Kidder
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Real World ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Physical World ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Real ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The City

Parkour is a new sport based on athletically and artistically overcoming urban obstacles. In this paper, I argue that the real world practices of parkour are dialectically intertwined with the virtual worlds made possible by information and communication technologies. My analysis of parkour underscores how globalized ideas and images available through the Internet and other media can be put into practice within specific locales. Practitioners of parkour, therefore, engage their immediate, physical world at the same time that they draw upon an imagination enabled by their on–screen lives. As such, urban researchers need to consider the ways that virtual worlds can change and enhance how individuals understand and utilize the material spaces of the city.

scholarly journals El color como componente paisajístico en los catálogos de paisaje urbano

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Períes ◽  
María Cecilia Kesman ◽  
Silvina de Lourdes Barraud
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Measurement Information ◽  
Colorimetric Measurement ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Landscape Character ◽  
The City

Resumen Se puede evidenciar una deficiencia en los procesos de planificación y diseño urbanos con un enfoque paisajístico, y es por lo que el color urbano puede entenderse como un componte significativo que contribuye a consolidar el carácter paisajístico de la ciudad y a delimitar de áreas homogéneas. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo abordar el color urbano dentro del marco de la construcción de una metodología para la elaboración de catálogos de paisaje urbano (CPU) aplicables en distintas estructuras físico-espaciales urbanas y contextos geográficos. A partir de registros fotográficos en formato de barrido panorámico, capturados en puntos de observación del espacio urbano, y mediante el uso de software, se generan esquemas cromáticos representativos de la imagen paisajística. Desde las fases de identificación y caracterización, el resultado es una interpretación objetiva y cualitativa de la información de medición colorimétrica (sistema de color HSL) que permite relacionar e identificar la composición de color ambiental del paisaje considerando en igual medida a la naturaleza y a la cultura (construcciones antrópicas), y de cómo esto permite orientar planes y proyectos urbanos. Palabras clave: color ambiental, cromática, diseño urbano, espacio urbano, esquemas colorimétricos, paisajismo   Abstract A deficiency in urban planning and design processes can be evidenced with a landscape approach, which is why the urban color can be understood as a significant component that contributes to consolidating the landscape character of the city. The work aims to address the urban color in the framework of the construction of a methodology for the elaboration of "Urban Landscape Catalogs" (CPU) applicable in different urban physical-spatial structures and geographical contexts. From photographic records in panoramic scanning format, captured in observation points of the urban space and through the use of software, representative color schemes of the landscape image are generated. From the identification and characterization phases, the result is an objective and qualitative interpretation of the colorimetric measurement information (HSL color system) that allows to relate and identify the environmental color composition of the landscape considering nature and culture in equal measure (anthropic constructions) and how this allows to guide urban plans and projects. Keywords: environmental color, chromatic, urban design, urban space, colorimetric schemes, landscaping   Recibido: julio 1 / 2019  Evaluado: septiembre 25 / 2019  Aceptado: noviembre 13 / 2019 Publicado en línea: diciembre de 2019                 Actualizado: diciembre de 2019  

Green Urban Planning and Design for Smarter Communities

2010 ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Sustainable Communities ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Urban Planning And Design ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) changes the concept of place and social life. Researchers should find some solutions about how to combine ICT with sustainable construction to revitalize an existing neighborhood and to create a new model for growing areas especially in small cities. The objectives of this study are to search for new ways to create sustainable communities with the sustainable use of ICTs, to discuss the advantages and disadvantages and the use of ICTs in cities, to put a new approach as ‘eco-tech’ city, and to explore the potential ways of creating sustainability in practice. The study summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of the use of ICTs in cities and describes smart city and eco-tech city concepts. The following part, which is consisted of a discussion of urban planning and design, incorporating ICT for the construction of sustainable communities, explores the prospect that dehumanized communication can be ameliorated through progressive, innovative and green urban planning and design strategies.

Urban Informatics in China

2011 ◽  
pp. 379-389
Author(s):  
Dan Shang ◽  
Jean-François Doulet ◽  
Michael Keane
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Bulletin Boards ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter examines the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in urban China, focusing mainly on their impact on social life. The key question raised by this study is how the Internet and mobile technologies are affecting the way people make use of urban space. The chapter begins with some background to China’s emergence as a connected nation. It then looks at common use of web-based and mobile phone technologies, particularly bulletin boards, SMS and instant messaging. The chapter then presents findings of recent research that illustrates communitarian relationships that are enabled by mobility and the use of technologies. Finally, these findings are contextualized in the idea of the City 2.0 in China.

scholarly journals The emergent city. Interactive relational systems between public administration and citizen to foster sustainable processes of urban development

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Valentina Volpi ◽  
Mauro Palatucci ◽  
Giuseppe Marinelli de Marco
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Emergent Properties ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The City

The widespread of Information and Communication Technologies and the consequently redefinition of roles in the usage and management of the city brought along new systems of relationships and interactions that produce an auto-organisation of territories or communities, showed also through temporary transformation of the environment. In effect, cities are continuously redefined by emergent properties that may, both be originated and then impact on social, political, cultural, and economical people practices. On the other hand, through the arrangement of its patterns the city shapes the social and connective relations occurring among people. So, the city can be regarded as a complex system, that in the last years has been expanded by the widespread of communication devices and sensors connected to the Internet. In this context, the design of new patterns of interactions that focuses on the new relationship opportunities, in part offered by the Information and Communication Technologies, but not limited to them, may significantly affect sustainable processes of urban development. This paper focuses on the civic aspect of the so-called smart cities, and, in details, on the relation between citizens and Public Administration. Some existing interaction patterns are illustrated in order to support the visualisation of the dynamic relationships between citizens and Public Administration, while new possible relations derived by the interaction with the urban space are supposed.

scholarly journals Spatial Transformations in Istanbul CBD

2011 ◽  
pp. 263-284
Author(s):  
Feral Geçer ◽  
Adile Arslan Avar ◽  
Koray Velibeyoglu ◽  
Ömür Saygin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
Space Transformation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Contrast Information ◽  
Business District

Now with the intensive use of information and communication technologies, many cities around the world are competing to become a global city. Istanbul is enumerated within the first 50 cities in the globalization process, other than the triad of New York, London, and Tokyo. This chapter explores urban space transformation of Maslak, the contemporary central business district of Istanbul, with respect to information and communication technologies, by using deconcentration and economic restructuring approaches of urban theory. Compared to other global cities, Istanbul has distinctive characteristics, since it has been passing through a unique transformation process. More specifically, its economic, political, and social characteristics distinguish Istanbul from other cities within the same category (Gamma) of world cities. This study has revealed that transformations in Istanbul were not primarily driven by information and communication technologies. In contrast information and communication technology’s role in the transformation of the Istanbul central business district is only a contributing factor.

scholarly journals Koncepcja smart city a COVID-19. Wykorzystanie nowych mediów w obliczu pandemii

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2 (11)) ◽  
pp. 75-95
Author(s):  
Jacek Mikucki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The City

This article aims at examining the use of the potential of media in the urban space in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic on the example of the largest city in Poland – Warsaw. The author analyses the so-called new media, which were created on the basis of information and communication technologies, paying attention to both the channel (soft infrastructure) and the medium (hard infrastructure). The main research method is the case study of the mentioned city, which allows identifying good and bad practices in the use of new media in the city and the strategic objectives of the analysed cities. The study is based on the analysis of literature, strategic documents, brochures and websites. The research hypothesis is that the city authorities of Warsaw, adapting the smart city strategy during the pandemic, develops a communication system based on the Internet platform. The research results show that the municipal authorities in Warsaw are implementing the smart city concept by using new forms of media and technology as both targets and tools for its implementation. During the pandemic, the city’s various digital media were developed with content dedicated to COVID-19, and activities dedicated to informing and communicating with residents are undertaken through Warszawa 19115 platform.

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