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

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

G. Slingerland System Engineering - TPM
I. Mulder Design Conceptualization and Communication - IDE
T.J. Jaśkiewicz Design Conceptualization and Communication - IDE
Research Group
System Engineering (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 G. Slingerland, I. Mulder, T.J. Jaśkiewicz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3328320.3328382
Citizen participation Local communities Design strategies
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Multi Actor Systems

Research Group

System Engineering

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.