Encouraging residents to take social ownership of an online community network through PAD: Participation, Animation, Design
(2004) Encouraging residents to take social ownership of an online community network through PAD: Participation, Animation, Design. In Day, Peter, Eds. Proceedings Building & Bridging Community Networks: Knowledge, Innovation & Diversity through Communication, Brighton, UK.
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Abstract
Online community networks are designed to supplement residential communities in an effort to revitalise and grow neighbourhoods, but they are challenged in times of networked individualism. Recent research has shown that (a) connectivity alone does not ensure community, and (b) new and weak communities do not benefit from community networks as much as existing and strong communities do. This paper proposes a model combining Participation, Animation and Design (PAD) to encourage residents to take social ownership of the community network. The aim is to support personalised networking and to create intrinsic motivation for residents to realise that their engagement in the community network is not additional work, but a way to improve their quality of life by establishing a community culture and community identity. The proposed model integrates systems design with community development and is currently being implemented and tested in an apartment complex comprising approximately 160 tenants in Brisbane, Australia.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | community informatics; community networks; participatory design; urban neighbourhoods |
| Subjects: | 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media > 400104 Communication and Media Studies 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370104 Urban Sociology and Community Studies 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370400 Human Geography > 370401 Urban and Regional Studies |
| ID Code: | 1903 |
| Deposited By: | Foth, Marcus |
| Deposited On: | 02 August 2005 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.cna.org.uk/?project_outputs:conferences:2004 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2004 (please consult author) |
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