On the background of an increasing interest in participatory approaches in urban
development, a multitude of participation methods has been created and tested over the …

Urban development that strives to meet democratic ideals and the needs of all stakeholders
must incorporate public participation. Contemporary participation processes may employ …

Contemporary urban development is increasingly characterized by collaboration and co-
production between 'experts' and the 'public'in urban planning processes. Recently, local …

Different cases of public disagreement in different European countries have shown recently
that perusing a thorough planning process is by no means a guarantee for a broad public …

Digital tools for design process, nowadays extensively popular, opened enormous
operational possibilities, not only for technical practices, but also to collaborative and …

In order to enable appropriate citizen engagement and user participation in urban
development projects, knowledge is needed about the availability of tools and methods and …

Challenge Whereas many tools for e-participation have been developed to involve citizens
and large stakeholder groups, there are no digital instruments which enable the creative …

The 11th sustainable development goal highlights the importance of making our cities more
inclusive. For that, planning processes should become more engaging and empower …

This paper focuses on the definition of a conceptual participatory design framework for
urban planning. Traditional planning methods can no longer satisfy the growing demands …

Designers are increasingly involved in designing alternative futures for their cities, together
with or self-organized by citizens. This article discusses the fact that (groups of) citizens often …