Inclusive Urbanism, Sustainable Design and Community Engagement

TARGET GROUP: CITIZENS

OBJECTIVES

·        To propose a holistic approach to improve both urban planning and design with the scope of sustainable development enhanced by ICT.

SUMMARY

There is a growing demand for cities to satisfy the needs of their different citizens, as it is becoming increasingly clear that built environments have profound influences on people’s lives and, at the same time, sustainable development can only be achieved if the design professions fully accept their social responsibilities and make more use of evidence of user needs and how to address them. Hence, urban design and planning are becoming more complex. The challenge in terms of the design, function and process surrounding the creation of urban spaces is due to a combination of changes in cities around the globe in the last decades, such as major transformations to the urban demographic profile (particularly, in terms of ethnicity and culture) and considerable changes in regard to the expectations people have of their role as citizens in the public decision-making process. In this context, terms such as inclusive, engaged or participatory urbanism, among others, advocate for a different approach, basically by introducing new stakeholders and new engaging methods to the traditional urban design and planning process.

REFERENCE

https://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/SC19/SC19012FU1.pdf