scholarly journals Aproximaciones estratégicas para el diseño interdisciplinar participativo

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Stella Díaz-Osorio ◽  
Angelo Páez-Calvo ◽  
Jairo Ovalle-Garay ◽  
Ana María López-Ortego ◽  
Andrea Julieth Pava-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Design ◽  
Interdisciplinary Design ◽  
Specific Formula ◽  
Design Theories ◽  
Concrete Operations ◽  
The City

From the disciplinary encounter of architecture and urbanism, as well from the interventions in the environments of the popular habitat –especially those of the city outskirts– several discussions have been raised in order to define models, methodologies, strategies and concrete operations to carry out within the territory. However, a better look at the conditions of those territories suggests that the approaches are not the result of a specific formula and, therefore, this vision must be diversified and expanded. This book is the compendium of different reflections from the discipline of architecture and urbanism which advocate for an understanding of the complexity of the territory and its occupation processes, allowing considering alternatives for a concrete intervention of the city outskirts contexts. Through the understanding of participatory design theories, the need for interaction with professionals from other disciplines and other actors in the process is suggested as an alternative for the systematization of participatory design. Thus, generate the necessary tools for the consolidation of interventions and its efficient manifestation. This is how the systematic proposals for reading the territory are highlighted at the time the conceptual intervention intentions and the methodology are presented with the toolbox. In that way, they work as inputs to explore in a concrete way the participatory interdisciplinary design in city outskirts areas stand out.

scholarly journals What Do You Mean by Trust? Establishing Shared Meaning in Interdisciplinary Design for Assistive Technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Schwaninger ◽  
Florian Güldenpfennig ◽  
Astrid Weiss ◽  
Geraldine Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Abstract Concept ◽  
Shared Meaning ◽  
Interdisciplinary Design ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
Weight Method

AbstractThe topic of trust has attracted increasing interest within HRI research, and is particularly relevant in the context of social robots and their assistance of older people at home. To make this abstract concept of trust more tangible for developers of robotic technologies and to connect it with older people’s living spaces and their daily practices, we propose a light-weight method drawing on elicitation cards to be used at early stages of participatory design. The cards were designed to serve as a guide for qualitative interviews at ideation phases. This was accomplished by using the cards connected to the living spaces of the participants, their daily practices, and ‘provocative’ questions to structure conversations. We developed the method with 10 inexperienced interviewers who conducted 10 qualitative interviews on the topic of trust without cards, and who tested the cards with 10 older adults. Our findings indicate that the method served as a powerful facilitator of conversations around the topic of trust and enabled interviewers to engage with everyday practices of older adults; it also facilitated a more active role for older adults during the conversations. As indicators of findings that can come from the cards, salient trust-related themes that emerged from the analysis of card usage were the desire for control, companionship, privacy, understandability, and location-specific requirements with regards to trust.

CONTEMPORARY DIRECTIONS OF URBAN PLANNING IN THE REVIEW OF GRADUATION THESIS OF THE NEW GENERATION

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
И.Г. Федченко
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
City Development ◽  
Semantic Categories ◽  
Space Projects ◽  
The City

В статье представлен обзор тематики выпускных квалификационных работ по градостроительству, представленных на Международный смотр-конкурс дипломных проектов архитектурных вузов, проводимый Межрегиональной общественной организацией содействия архитектурному образованию (МООСАО) в 2018 и 2019 годах. Проведенный анализ позволил сформулировать современные направления развития градостроительного знания по смысловым категориям проектов: технологические проекты; стратегические проекты различных уровней; проекты развития урбанизированных территорий; проекты уникальных тематик (освоение космоса, Арктики, концепции города будущего, проекты на территориях зарубежных государств). The article provides an overview of the topics of diploma works on urban planning submitted to the International Review Competition of architectural projects of university graduates held by the Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of Architectural Education in 2018 and 2019. The analysis made it possible to formulate a generalization of topics into semantic categories: technological projects (technologies for urban planning, environmental-friendly planning, participatory design); strategic projects of various levels (the development of agglomerations and resettlement systems, strategies for the development of cities and historical centers, the modernization of transport systems, as well as projects to form the “nuclei” of economic growth); urban development projects (reconstruction of existing buildings, renovation of communal and warehouse areas of the city, development of disturbed territories, public space projects under the federal program “Formation of a comfortable urban environment”); projects of unique topics (space exploration, the Arctic, the concept of the city of the future, projects in foreign countries).

Participatory Design of Public Spaces for Urban Agriculture, Rosario, Argentina

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Marielle Dubbeling ◽  
Laura Bracalenti ◽  
Laura Lagorio
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
The City

Urban agriculture is increasingly recognized for its potential contribution to more sustainable urban development. Urban agriculture includes the cultivation and raising, processing and marketing of food and non-food crops, medicinal and aromatic herbs, fruit trees, as well as animal products within urban and periurban areas. Urban agriculture positively impacts urban food security, local economic development, environmental management and community building. To reconcile the demands posed by urban growth with urban agriculture activities of high social and economic value, urban agriculture however should be included into land use planning and design, and regulated by municipalities, assuring its proper management and avoiding potential health and environmental risks. Open and green urban spaces could be designed for multifunctional urban agriculture and combine natural habitat, food production, educational, recreational and leisure activities. Such design processes would benefit from broad participation of urban planners and architects, urban farmers, citizens and slum inhabitants as to enhance ownership and engagement, more effectively use available local resources and give the process a higher credibility and wider outreach. This article shares the experience of Rosario, Argentina where the city planners and University staff collaborated with two low-income communities in the design and implementation of a multifunctional neighborhood park, public square and road reserve. A step-by-step participatory design process was followed: starting from initial visioning, defining and relating the various existing and multi-functional land uses desired, to elaborating the site plan, and agreeing on implementation procedures. The article briefly contextualizes the site and its inhabitants, illustrates the design process and the results achieved and highlights some of the problems encountered. Participatory design of open spaces for urban agriculture in Rosario- though a complex process- proved to have contributed to improving socio-economic and environmental conditions in the city, while also serving as a source of inspiration to other cities in the region.

IMAGINING THE CITY OF TOMORROW THROUGH FORESIGHT AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN: TOWARDS THE REGENERATION OF URBAN PLANNING ROUTINES?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Nicolas Lavoie ◽  
Christophe Abrassart ◽  
Franck Scherrer
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Dynamic Capability ◽  
Urban District ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Urban Planner ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Design Theories ◽  
The City

Ecological and digital transitions alongside concerns over social inequalities have signalled the advent of complex new challenges for contemporary cities. These challenges raise issues pertaining to the dynamic capability of urban planners: more specifically, their ability to revise their tools and planning routines in urban projects. New paradigms of collective action for the transition towards innovative cities have been developed in large organisations. European companies, especially in public transportation, have developed such tools based on innovative design theories. One of these methodological tools, the Definition-Knowledge-Concept-Proposition (DKCP) process, was used to generate a new range of planning options for an urban district in Montreal, Canada. For many municipal organisations, the formulation of innovative ideas only concerns one stage of the process, represented by the ‘P’ phase. However, innovative routines should rather include the earlier phases of identifying the scope of possible innovations, the search for intriguing knowledge and disruptive design activities. The desire to tackle the complex challenges of 21st century cities has led to a new professional identity: the ‘innovative urban planner’.

scholarly journals The Exploration of Chlorophyll Content of Various Plants in City Forest of Malabar Malang

BIOEDUKASI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Roimil Latifa ◽  
Samsun Hadi ◽  
Endrik Nurrohman
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Chlorophyll B ◽  
Leaf Sample ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Specific Formula ◽  
Biology Laboratory ◽  
The City

Abstract   This current research aimed at investigating chlorophyll content of various plants growing in the city forest of Malabar Malang. Descriptive quantitative method was employed as the research design. This research was conducted from April to August 2019 in city forest of Malabar and Biology Laboratory University of Muhammadiyah Malang. The data were analyzed by means of Microsoft Excel. There were three steps of the research, as follows: a) surveying the research location; b) taking samples of each leaf; and c) laboratory testing. Laboratory testing comprised some stages, as below: a) weighing each leaf sample at 0.3 gram, grounded and dissolved in 80% acetone; b) filtering by utilizing filter paper, and c) testing by means of spectrophotometer with the wavelengths of 645λ and 663λ, respectively to result in absorbance value. The results of absorbance value were tabulated into a specific formula to find out the content of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the total chlorophyll of each leaf sample. This current research has revealed that regarding the average scores, chlorophyll a has been found the highest in Averrhoa bilimbi leaf (35.848 µg/ml) and the lowest is in Averrhoa carambola leaf (17.857 µg/ml). The average score of chlorophyll b has been found the highest in Tabebuya leaf (58.862 µg/ml) and the lowest is in nortflok pine leaf (9.124 µg/ml). As for the total average of chlorophyll content, the highest content was extracted from Tabebuya leaf (91.737 µg/ml), and the lowest is found in nortflok pine leaf (28.517 µg/ml).    

Participatory Design of Use Cases for an IoT Open Platform to Support Smart Urban Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 469-489
Author(s):  
Alice Schweigkofler ◽  
Katrien Romagnoli ◽  
Gabriel Sanz Salas ◽  
Dieter Steiner ◽  
Michael Riedl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Social Impact Assessment ◽  
Open Platform ◽  
The City

The chapter describes the approach for the South Tyrolean city of Meran in the creation of use cases and the implementation of an urban agenda (roadmap) for the development of the city from a smart city perspective, with the involvement of citizens, experts, and local administrators. A list of key services, based on a technical and economic pre-feasibility study and social impact assessment, has been developed and will be able to be provided through a digital platform. In particular, the example of the concrete development of a use case about public lighting is presented in detail: starting from the identification of the use case to the execution of the installation of 100 intelligent streetlights and 5 test-sites for the monitoring of water consumption up to the visualization of the collected data.

The Social Life of a Barrier: A Material Ethnography of Urban Counter-terrorism

2021 ◽  
pp. 120633122098544
Author(s):  
Martin Trandberg Jensen ◽  
Ole B. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
European City ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Concrete Barriers ◽  
The City

In the aftermath of the truck attacks in Berlin, Nice, Paris, and Stockholm, new counter-terrorism measures are being installed in European city centers. Through an ethnographic approach, this article explores the socio-material effects triggered by the most conspicuous material responses to hostile vehicle treats: concrete barriers. We draw on the recent turn towards mobilities design thinking to address the béton barriers as more-than physical obstructions, but designed artefacts negotiated and re-appropriated in unexpected ways. Set in the context of Copenhagen, we explore how the concrete barriers reveal the social, cultural, and practical conditions of the city. By establishing a critical mobilities design-oriented understanding of counter-terrorism “in situ,” we seek to broaden out what the process of “designing out terrorism” entails and to discuss new participatory design processes for future transformations of the city in light of terrorism threats.

scholarly journals Analysis and Simulation of Dynamic Vision in the City

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-89
Author(s):  
Fang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Design ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Visual Research ◽  
Dynamic Vision ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Design Protocol ◽  
The City ◽  
Research And Design ◽  
Support Evaluation

This paper proposes a computer-aided Dynamic Visual Research and Design Protocol for environmental designers to analyze humans’ dynamic visual experiences in the city and to simulate dynamic vision in the design process. The Protocol recommends using action cameras to collect massive dynamic visual data from participants’ first-person perspectives. It prescribes a computer-aided visual analysis approach to produce cinematic charts and storyboards, which further afford qualitative interpretations for aesthetic assessment and discussion. Employing real-time 3D simulation technologies, the Protocol enables the simulation of people’s dynamic vision in designed urban environments to support evaluation in design. Detailed contents and merits of the Protocol were demonstrated by its application in the Urbanscape Studio, a community participatory design course based at Watertown, South Dakota.

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