Municipality Elections Surveys Digital Platforms Neighbourhood Association Facebook Groups
There are several options for citizens to participate in urban decision making. By analysing them we discover important features in which some perform better than others, therefore, none of the common means of participation perform excellent in all analysed aspects. This highlights the necessity to think of a means that seeks to cover efficiently all qualities inherent in the existing systems.
How does it work? First you log in, entering your data about gender, what agegroup you belong and whether you work or live nearby or just pass by; after, there’s three major screens you can acces: The map, where you can check what projects are available to vote around; a newsfeed site, where you can have an insight about the latest released projects and which shows other information such as it’s popularity (people already having taken part in the participation process); and the participative section. This consists of 3 main steps: info – showcasing 3 different projects for the site -, voting and adding elements to the voted project.