Collabora'onTechnologyforStakeholderEngagementinUrbanPlanning

RonaldKelle<SchoolofArchitecture+LandscapeArchitecture

KelloggS.BoothDepartmentofComputerScience

NargesMahyarDepartmentofComputerScience

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DomainproblempublicengagementinurbandesignduringdesignworkshopsToolRequirements:•  Accessibletodiverseusers•  Intui@ve•  Connectandcommunicate•  Increaseitera@on•  Decrease@meandcost•  Enablemeasurement

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Oursolu@on

Collaborate•  Grouplevel

Analyze•  Assess

Visualiza@on•  Individuallevel

Intui@veImmersive

Sociallearning

Fastandearlyfeedbackvarietyofalterna@ves

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EngageUnderstandAssess

Adop@onphaseU@lizedincommunitydesignworkshops

Workshop1withpublicWorkshop2withprofessionals

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Workshop1Audience:public44par@cipants2012

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Results

•  22/37fun,easytolearnandseetheimpacts

•  Impactofchoices•  Understandcityplanning&itscomplexity

•  Learnedfromothers

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Workshop2Audience:professionals16par@cipants2013

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Results

•  #andvarietyofalterna@ves

•  Visualiza@onlinkedtometrics

•  Fastandearlyfeedback

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FutureDirec@ons•  Connec@nghand-helddevicestoallowpersonalexplora@on/

manipula@on

•  Historytorecordthedesignexplora@on’sprocess•  Bookmark•  Mergedesigns

•  Capturingreasoningprocess•  Abilitytoannotate,sketch,andtakenotes,tointegratecollabora@vehistoriesandreasoning

•  Automa@csugges@onsbasedontargetvalues

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Whatisnextinresearchdirec@on

•  Theneedforstructuredevalua@onframework

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Supplementarymaterials

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Conclusion

•  Intui@veandeasytouseàinform,engage•  Accessible:lowcostoflearning,setup,etc•  Lowcost(@me,money)•  Linkingvisualstonumericinfosimultaneouslyàfastandearlyfeedback

•  Connectandcommunicate

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Interdisciplinaryteam

ComputerScience Architecture Planning16

Problem

•  Usingvisualiza@ontechniquesforenhancingpublicpar@cipa@oninplanninganddesign.

Al-Kodmany,1999

•  keychallenges:gainabegerunderstandingoftooldesignforpublicengagement.

Marthuretal.,2007

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Analysis&Metrics

•  #andvarietyofalterna@ves•  Acceptance•  Confidence•  Real@mefeedback&measuredVis

•  Engage,Inform,Involve,Collaborate

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Qualita@vefeedback:Revelstoke•  “Toolswerehelpfulinunderstandingsomeimpactsofchoices”.

•  “IlearnedalotfromJasonandFraserabouthowdevelopersandplannersthink”.

•  “Therearealotofdetailstoconsiderwhendoingurbanplanning!”

•  “Understandingcityplanninganditsramifica@ons.”

•  “Informa@ve:interes@ngtoseeeveryone’sviews”

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Paper Physical CommunityViz

URP Ourtool

neighbourhoodspecific✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

accessibletodiverseusers ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓intui@veinterface

✓ ✓ ≈ ✓ ✓enabledialogue

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓increaseitera@on ≈ ✗ ≈ ≈ ✓decrease@meandcost

✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓enablemeasurement

✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ≈openarchitecture NA ✗ ✓ ✓

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NA

Quan@ta@vemeasure•Totalpopula@ondensity•Totaljobs•Totalenergyconsump@on•Transitdensity•Landusediversity•Pedestrianconnec@vity

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empower

collaborate

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informshareinforma@on

makeordelegatedecisionsaboutop@ons

par@cipateingenera@ngandtes@ngop@ons

contribute,andlearnaboutothers’,feedback

increasin

glevelsofengagem

ent

par@cipateindefiningop@ons

howmuchengagement?

mul@-touchworkspace

projecteddisplays

calcula@onwidgets

real@me3-Dimages

seeingandmeasuringalterna'vesdynamically

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