Participatory Sensing in the Speculative Smart City

Steffen Hviid Trier, Tom Jenkins

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Abstract

This paper explores a bottom-up way to speculate towards future smart cities by inviting residents of Copenhagen, Denmark to participate in sensing activities. It illustrates how the idea of “design things” could support bottom-up citizen participation in a smart city. It uses a research through design approach, deploying a wearable air quality sensor to three Copenhageners. By investigating citizens’ perception of the city through this prototype, we illustrate a possible path for engagement in the development of future smart city technologies that offer a greater sense of influence and relevance for residents. Further, citizen participation in sensing activities provides a route to different understandings of smart cities: as a place for people and participation instead of for data and rationalisation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication32nd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Citizen Participation
  • Smart Cities
  • Design Things
  • Wearable Sensors
  • Bottom-up Approach

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