Finding Places

HCI Platform for Public Participation in Refugees' Accommodation Process

authored by: Ariel Noyman, Tobias Holtz, Johannes Kröger, Jörg Rainer Noennig, Kent Larson
Abstract: This paper describes the conception, development and deployment of a novel HCI system for public participation and decision-making. This system was applied for the process of allocating refugee accommodation in the City of Hamburg within the FindingPlaces project (FP) in 2016. The CityScope (CS) - a rapid prototyping platform for urban planning and decision-making - offered a technical solution which was complemented by a workshop process to facilitate effective interaction of multiple participants and stakeholder groups. This paper presents the origins of CS and the evolution of the tangible user interface approach to urban planning and public participation. It further outlines technical features of the system, including custom hardware and software in use, utilization in real-time as well as technical constraints and limitations. Special focus is on the adaptation of the CS technology to the specific demands of Hamburǵs FP project, whose procedures, processes, and results are reflected. The final section analyzes success factors as well as shortcomings of the approach, and indicates further R&D as well as application scenarios for the CS.
External Organisation(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Universität Hamburg
Type: Conference article
Journal: Procedia Computer Science
Volume: 112
Pages: 2463-2472
No. of pages: 10
Publication date: 2017
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Computer Science(all)
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.08.180 (Access: Open)
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BibTeX

@article{f1d0c7a8e021400c94c3f6f16ac5a6b4,
title = "Finding Places: HCI Platform for Public Participation in Refugees' Accommodation Process",
abstract = "This paper describes the conception, development and deployment of a novel HCI system for public participation and decision-making. This system was applied for the process of allocating refugee accommodation in the City of Hamburg within the FindingPlaces project (FP) in 2016. The CityScope (CS) - a rapid prototyping platform for urban planning and decision-making - offered a technical solution which was complemented by a workshop process to facilitate effective interaction of multiple participants and stakeholder groups. This paper presents the origins of CS and the evolution of the tangible user interface approach to urban planning and public participation. It further outlines technical features of the system, including custom hardware and software in use, utilization in real-time as well as technical constraints and limitations. Special focus is on the adaptation of the CS technology to the specific demands of Hamburǵs FP project, whose procedures, processes, and results are reflected. The final section analyzes success factors as well as shortcomings of the approach, and indicates further R&D as well as application scenarios for the CS.",
keywords = "CityScope, Interactive Mapping, Participation, Refugee Accommodation, Tangible User Interface",
author = "Ariel Noyman and Tobias Holtz and Johannes Kr{\"o}ger and Noennig, {J{\"o}rg Rainer} and Kent Larson",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1016/j.procs.2017.08.180",
language = "English",
volume = "112",
pages = "2463--2472",
journal = "Procedia Computer Science",
issn = "1877-0509",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
note = "21st International Conference on Knowledge - Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2017 ; Conference date: 06-09-2017 Through 08-09-2017",
}