How to involve inhabitants in urban design planning by using digital tools? An overview on a state of the art, key challenges and promising approaches

Engaging the Senses: The Potential of Emotional Data for Participation in Urban Planning

“…Munster et al outline potential advantages of digital participation which include the use of wider pool of knowledge through broader audience and participants, which creates an interactive and communication-oriented planning process [9]. They can lower barriers for participation, involve a wider range of participants, and by enabling people to discuss urban design proposals in place can foster interest in public participation [9]. This offers new perspectives for designers and planners to "transforming planning work into an iterative, agile work process, in contrast to sequential and linear workflows that have shaped urban design practice in the past" [9].…”

“…They can lower barriers for participation, involve a wider range of participants, and by enabling people to discuss urban design proposals in place can foster interest in public participation [9]. This offers new perspectives for designers and planners to "transforming planning work into an iterative, agile work process, in contrast to sequential and linear workflows that have shaped urban design practice in the past" [9]. Crivellaro et al [10] have looked at how local people use data sharing through Facebook to mobilise around a local social movement.…”

“…This is mapped against Arnstein's 'Ladder of Participation' to highlight how much of this participation typically does not enable citizens to control and act in the process, and is therefore the participation Digital technologies can address some of the issues of participation in the urban planning process by enabling a more accessible system for the public to shape their neighbourhood's future [8]. Munster et al outline potential advantages of digital participation which include the use of wider pool of knowledge through broader audience and participants, which creates an interactive and communication-oriented planning process [9]. They can lower barriers for participation, involve a wider range of participants, and by enabling people to discuss urban design proposals in place can foster interest in public participation [9].…”

Supporting Public Participation through Interactive Immersive Public Displays

“…For many reasons, such as work pressure and family responsibilities, citizens who are willing to participate in the urban planning process may not be able to participate. Furthermore, an important measure to ensure the success of an urban planning project is to involve a broad range of citizens in the process; which is also a major challenge (Münster et al, 2017). By traditional public participation technologies, usually only a subset of the potentially affected citizens can be reached.…”

“…An important measure to ensure the success of an urban planning project is to involve a broad range of citizens in the process; however, this is also a major challenge (Münster et al, 2017). First, usually only a subset of the potentially affected citizens can be reached.…”