Co(mplex)city – User as urban sensor and accessible mobility in the Mobiquity project

Authors

  • Nicola Valentino Canessa University of Genova (Italy)
  • Chiara Centanaro University of Genova (Italy)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19229/2464-9309/1672024

Keywords:

accessibility, fragile users, IoT, co-design, public transport

Abstract

The new media technology tools and co-production processes used in the ongoing POR FESR Mobiquity – Shared Solutions for Safe and Inclusive Mobility project aim to increase the complexity of reading the city, identifying those who live the territory the interlocutor to build shared projects and improve the accessibility of urban services. The project investigates the theme of public transport accessible to all as an element of redesigning the city; through the application of transdisciplinary processes in the multicity, the project investigation is constructed through the relationship of quantitative and qualitative, objective and subjective data, in a decision-making ecosystem involving Administrations, the University, public transport companies and citizens, for the transition to the Co(mplex)city.

 

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Received: 11/09/2024; Revised: 02/11/2024; Accepted: 04/11/2024

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Author Biographies

Nicola Valentino Canessa, University of Genova (Italy)

Architect and PhD, he is an Associate Professor in Urban Planning at the Department of Architecture and Design, where he coordinates the GIC-Lab. He carries out research activities mainly in the field of the transformation of the city and contemporary territory. He is a Co-Principal Investigator of the PR-FESR Mobiquity project and Adjunct Component of the RAISE.
E-mail: nicolavalentino.canessa@unige.it 

Chiara Centanaro, University of Genova (Italy)

Architect with a PhD, she is a Research Fellow in Urban Planning at the Department of Architecture and Design. She is part of the GIC-Lab research group and the RAISE Innovation Ecosystem critical mass. Her research investigates the relationships between multimedia technologies and urban design through participatory co-design processes.
E-mail: chiara.centanaro@edu.unige.it

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Published

30-12-2024

How to Cite

Canessa, N. V. and Centanaro, C. (2024) “Co(mplex)city – User as urban sensor and accessible mobility in the Mobiquity project”, AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 16, pp. 88–97. doi: 10.19229/2464-9309/1672024.