Question: Can participatory design effect a reduction in the violence we are witnessing in today'... more Question: Can participatory design effect a reduction in the violence we are witnessing in today's society? Disenfranchisement is one of the root causes for the upsurge of extreme social friction we are witnessing today, and this feeling can be reduced by incorporating participatory design into new urban projects. Particularly, housing developments built by authorities for those on the low end of the socioeconomic scale, where it seems, most of these perpetrators of violence are found and groomed. Thus, it could be argued that participatory design can effect a positive change within a group of people, therefore society. Current examples of housing for low income families, when contrasted against this new model that has emerged, demonstrate the advantages of this design model as a basis to form cohesion between diverse community members. One well documented participatory example from the Brighton area of the United Kingdom is an excellent exemplar when contrasted against the traditional model. This new model of incorporating community interaction as part of the urban planning design criteria breaks down insular lifestyles thus diminishing the tendency for social or religious disenfranchisement and the resultant social problems.
Question: Can participatory design effect a reduction in the violence we are witnessing in today'... more Question: Can participatory design effect a reduction in the violence we are witnessing in today's society? Disenfranchisement is one of the root causes for the upsurge of extreme social friction we are witnessing today, and this feeling can be reduced by incorporating participatory design into new urban projects. Particularly, housing developments built by authorities for those on the low end of the socioeconomic scale, where it seems, most of these perpetrators of violence are found and groomed. Thus, it could be argued that participatory design can effect a positive change within a group of people, therefore society. Current examples of housing for low income families, when contrasted against this new model that has emerged, demonstrate the advantages of this design model as a basis to form cohesion between diverse community members. One well documented participatory example from the Brighton area of the United Kingdom is an excellent exemplar when contrasted against the traditional model. This new model of incorporating community interaction as part of the urban planning design criteria breaks down insular lifestyles thus diminishing the tendency for social or religious disenfranchisement and the resultant social problems.
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