Urban planning and ubicomp design: do we need to extend legally enforced participation?

ABSTRACT

The paper attempts to open a discussion on user participation in the new situation, where information technology penetrates everyday and becomes part of our physical environment. Participation in the planning of built environment is legally enforced in urban planning, and the paper asks, if the participation in the design of ubicomp environments should be treated in a similar way.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
          Subjects: Ethics

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
          Subjects: Use/abuse of power

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Legal Aspects

Keywords:
IT design, participatory design tradition, social responsibility, ubicomp, user advocacy, user involvement