Enabling local interaction and personalised networking in residential communities through action research and participatory design

Foth, Marcus and Brereton, Margot (2004) Enabling local interaction and personalised networking in residential communities through action research and participatory design. In Hyland, Peter and Vrazalic, Lejla, Eds. Proceedings OZCHI 2004, Wollongong, NSW.

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Abstract

This paper explores how to support the building of networks and network social capital in place-based communities through the use of internet and personal communications technologies. The trends away from conventional neighbourhood interactions to interactions centred around the workplace, personal interests and personalised networking are examined. Through a case study, new forms of interactions in neighbourhoods are identified. Preliminary implications for the support of neighbourhood interactions as well as a framework for understanding community interactions are presented.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Status:	Published
Keywords:	participatory design; community networks; 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:	1907
Deposited By:	Foth, Marcus
Deposited On:	25 July 2005
Alternative Locations:	http://www.dsl.uow.edu.au/
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 2004 (please consult author)