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COST TU 1306 CyberParks - Fostering knowledge about the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Public Spaces supported by strategies to improve their use and attractiveness
CyberParks’ main objective is to create a research platform on the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the production of public open spaces, and their relevance to sustainable urban development. The impacts of this relationship will be explored from social, ecological and urban design perspectives.
ICT is a driving force, media and tool, which operates as a mediator
between users and their virtual and real worlds. Public spaces have
multiple functions, including social gathering places where outdoor
interactions between people can occur and communication and information
exchange can take place. ICTs cause and enable innovative outdoor social
practices, which challenge spatial and social experts to use them in
policies, methodologies, design and research to produce responsive and
inclusive urban places.
CyberParks deals with opportunities and
risks ICTs offer to the user, via the appreciation, design and usage of
public spaces. It exploits the benefits of interweaving a green
experience with digital engagement via sharing knowledge, experiences
and ideas, and analysing public spaces.
http://cyberparks-project.eu/agora/
http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/tud/TU1306
Accountable: Marluci Menezes
Funding:
EUROPEAN UNION COST PROGRAMME