Community design and design community

Participatory design in community informatics

Participatory design e the direct involvement of end-users and other stakeholders in design e has become a standard design paradigm in informatics, that is, in developing information systems, applications, infrastructures, and associated work practices. Community informatics, which addresses the impacts and utilisation of information technology to facilitate community life, is a challenging, bu...

Community design and how much we drive

The preponderance of evidence suggests that communities with denser and more connected street networks and a higher degree of mixed land uses results in fewer vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT). However, there is less agreement on the size of the effect. Also, there is no clear understanding of the specific aspects of community design—such as street networks and land use mix—that are most import...

Sustainable Community Development and Urban Design

Community-based Learning: Design Patterns and Frameworks

Information technology adoption and literacy are typically not first-order goals for community-based volunteer organizations. Nonetheless, information technology is vital to such groups for member recruiting and management, communication and visibility to the community, as well as primary group activities. However, volunteer organizations are often not able to make effective use of Internet-bas...

Port Community Learning Needs: Analysis and Design

The port industry is facing a dramatic wave of changes that have transformed the structure of the industry. Modern seaports are increasingly shifting from a “hardware-based” approach towards “knowhow intensive” configuration. In this context knowledge resources, learning processes and training initiatives increasingly represent key elements to guarantee the quality of service supplied and hence...