Designing Cities with Computer Games: Simulating Citizen Participation
Cities:Skylines and similar computer games make it possible to design and recreate cities. Is it possible to use these games for urban planning? And can they contribute to making the process more participatory?
Harnessing the Power of Technology: How WhatsApp Can Increase Community Participation and Agency
Communications and sustainability expert Naira Bonilla shares how to use WhatsApp in order to foster community participation.
Voices from Guarulhos, São Paulo
Urban planner and GIS expert Carolina Monteiro de Carvalho presents a participatory mapping project she conducted in the outskirts of São Paulo.
Jan Gehl: Planning Cities on the Human Scale
In the movie The Human Scale, Jan Gehl and his people-centred approach to urban planning is presented. Examples from all over the world teach us how to make our cities more liveable and inclusive – particularly important now that Covid-19 is changing our cities!
Voices from Kibera, Kenya
Michelle, Isaac and Lorna share insights about how Covid-19 is affected informal settlements in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. In their interviews, they talk about the specific challenges that the pandemic brings, and about community-based solutions.
