CyberParks - The Interface Between People, Places and Technology New Approaches and Perspectives

• Main Authors: Smaniotto Costa, Carlos, Suklje Erjavec, Ina, Kenna, Therese, de Lange, Michiel, Ioannidis, Konstantinos, Maksymiuk, Gabriela, de Waal, Martijn
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2019; Springer Open; Springer International Publishing AG
• Edition: 1
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Application software; Artificial intelligence; Coding theory; Coding theory and cryptology; Computer communication systems; Computer hardware; Computer programming, programs, data; Computer science; Computing and Information Technology; Expert systems / knowledge-based systems; Human–computer interaction; Information theory; Network hardware; Public spaces; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; Society and Social Sciences; Special purpose computers; Technology > Social aspects; User interface design and usability; User interfaces (Computer systems)
• ISBN: 9783030134174; 3030134172; 9783030134167; 3030134164
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13417-4

This open access book is about public open spaces, about people, and about the relationship between them and the role of technology in this relationship. It is about different approaches, methods, empirical studies, and concerns about a phenomenon that is increasingly being in the centre of sciences and strategies – the penetration of digital technologies in the urban space. As the main outcome of the CyberParks Project, this book aims at fostering the understanding about the current and future interactions of the nexus people, public spaces and technology. It addresses a wide range of challenges and multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging phenomena related to the penetration of technology in people’s lifestyles - affecting therefore the whole society, and with this, the production and use of public spaces. Cyberparks coined the term cyberpark to describe the mediated public space, that emerging type of urban spaces where nature and cybertechnologies blend together to generate hybrid experiences and enhance quality of life.