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Abstract

We present a case study of a participatory design project in the space of sustainable smart cities and Internet of Things. We describe our design process that led to the development of an interactive seed library that tells the stories of culturally diverse urban food growers, and networked environmental sensors from their gardens, as a way to support more sustainable food practices in the city. This paper contributes to an emerging body of empirical work within participatory design that seeks to involve citizens in the design of smart cities and Internet of Things, particularly in the context of marginalised and culturally diverse urban communities. It also contributes empirical work towards non-utilitarian approaches to sustainable smart cities through a discussion of designing for urban diversity and slowness.

Publication Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Additional Information:	© {Heitlinger, S., Bryan-Kinns, N. & Comber, R. | ACM} {2018}. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in PDC '18 Proceedings of the 15th Participatory Design Conference: Short Papers, Situated Actions, Workshops and Tutorial - Volume 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3210604.3210620.
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Departments:	School of Science & Technology > Computer Science

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