Planning of public open spaces with digital tools. The example of the WAY CyberParks
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2020
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Edições Universitárias Lusófonas
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The aim of this chapter is to discuss how digital technology can assist
public open spaces’ planning processes. It is centred on the opportunities that digital
technology offers to aid spatial planning, by introducing the monitoring tool WAY
CyberParks, developed and tested within the CyberParks Project. This digital tool
intends to increase information and knowledge about places in order to create more
inclusive public spaces that correspond to the needs of their users. The digital tool,
developed to monitor how people use public spaces and as an exchange interface
between users and planners, increases the understanding of users’ needs and
preferences. The challenge is to attract users to engage with the app during their visit
to public spaces and define the number of users required to obtain a representative
sample. One of the main objectives of this digital tool is to allow strong public
participation, therefore users’ opinions should be representative. As a result, WAY
CyberParks intends to be a tool to be used by planners in the co-creation of public
spaces. The analysis of the tests of WAY CyberParks in Lisbon serves to demonstrate
the features of this tool and the type of data gathered. This chapter makes an
analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of this tool, and the advantages of using
digital tools in the processes of planning and co-creating public open spaces.
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Série Cultura e Território
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EDUCAÇÃO, EDUCATION, URBANISMO, URBANISM, PLANEAMENTO URBANO, URBAN PLANNING, ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, PUBLIC SPACE, PARTICIPAÇÃO SOCIAL, SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, TECNOLOGIAS DIGITAIS, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, NTERFACES DIGITAIS, NTERFACES DIGITAIS, ESTUDOS DE CASO, CASE STUDIES, WAY CYBERPARKS, WAY CYBERPARKS