Chapter 3: Responsive public spaces: Five mechanisms for the design of public space in the era of networked urbanism

Martijn de Waal; Frank Suurenbroek; Ivan Nio    Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

This chapter explores the use of “responsive” or “interactive” urban media technologies as a tool or “building block” in the (re)design of urban public spaces. This is especially relevant as in the last two decades, urban development and digital technologies have brought out new types of urban typologies and practices often referred to as “networked urbanism.” These typologies and practices bring out specific challenges with regard to their functioning as public space. We argue that responsive technologies ...

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