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Join the Park!: Exploring Opportunities to Lower the Participation Divide in Park Communities

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Geertje Slingerland,

Tomasz JaskiewiczAuthors Info & Claims

C&T '19: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communities & Technologies - Transforming Communities

Pages 131 - 135

https://doi.org/10.1145/3328320.3328382

Published: 03 June 2019 Publication History

Abstract

The current work explores the participation divide that is oftentimes at play within local citizen communities. The studied case illustrates a common situation where the majority of local citizens does not participate in public space improvement and maintenance activities organised by local community activists. The presented research involved semi-structured interviews supported by interactive service design probes. It has led to two strategies for stimulating community participation, namely 1) increasing transparency around community activities, and 2) embedding community participation in citizens' daily social practices.

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Klerks GSlingerland GKalinauskaite IHansen NSchouten B(2022)When Reality Kicks In: Exploring the Influence of Local Context on Community-Based DesignSustainability10.3390/su1407410714:7(4107)Online publication date: 30-Mar-2022
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074107
Luusua AYlipulli J(2021)Nordic Cities Meet Artificial IntelligenceProceedings of the 10th International Conference on Communities & Technologies - Wicked Problems in the Age of Tech10.1145/3461564.3461571(51-60)Online publication date: 20-Jun-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3461564.3461571

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Join the Park!: Exploring Opportunities to Lower the Participation Divide in Park Communities
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design

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C&T '19: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communities & Technologies - Transforming Communities

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DOI:10.1145/3328320

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Klerks GSlingerland GKalinauskaite IHansen NSchouten B(2022)When Reality Kicks In: Exploring the Influence of Local Context on Community-Based DesignSustainability10.3390/su1407410714:7(4107)Online publication date: 30-Mar-2022
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074107
Luusua AYlipulli J(2021)Nordic Cities Meet Artificial IntelligenceProceedings of the 10th International Conference on Communities & Technologies - Wicked Problems in the Age of Tech10.1145/3461564.3461571(51-60)Online publication date: 20-Jun-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3461564.3461571

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