{"id":1852,"date":"2022-07-06T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T09:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2022\/07\/06\/smart-urban-design-and-the-use-of-public-spaces\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:05:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T13:05:39","slug":"smart-urban-design-and-the-use-of-public-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2022\/07\/06\/smart-urban-design-and-the-use-of-public-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"(Smart) urban design and the use of public spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Conversation<\/a> has a nice overview article on urban design and lively urban public spaces, mentioning many of the well known names like Jane Jacobs, Jan Gehl, Henri Lefebvre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason i think this is interesting, is that – by extension – the same line of argument goes for the design of smart urban technologies: how can we design smart city tech that spawns and fosters lively and inclusive public spaces and rich interactions, instead of impoverishing urban public spaces through what I call the dominant logics of the three Cs: control, commodification, capsularization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When we use public spaces, even if only on a short-term basis, we are effectively appropriating them<\/a>: urban designers<\/a> and architects<\/a> talk about \u201ctemporary appropriation\u201d<\/a>to describe the individual or group activities with which we invest these spaces. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Research has also highlighted how democratic<\/a>this can be. But it is contingent on those spaces being designed in consort with residents. When a public space, by contrast, is overly designed without people\u2019s needs being taken into account, it does not get used.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Since the 1970s, urban theorists have highlighted<\/a> that we only make use of those public spaces where we feel represented<\/a>. For urban design to work, paying heed to what local people actually think<\/a> of their city is crucial.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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