Urban acupuncture: Hybrid social and technological practices for hyperlocal placemaking
Houghton, Kirralie, Foth, Marcus, & Miller, Evonne (2015) Urban acupuncture: Hybrid social and technological practices for hyperlocal placemaking. Journal of Urban Technology, 22(3), pp. 3-19.
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This paper considers an emerging planning practice that uses networked connections to interact with urban places and re-create enlivened cities. The paper presents “urban acupuncture” as a new planning approach that broadens communication and strategically targets interventions across the city. Defined as an approach, which, through the use of digital social networks and interactions, involves citizens and planners in place activations in order to stimulate and reinvigorate place, thus creating meaningful relationships between citizens and their urban settings. This paper uses the UR[BNE] Brisbane Festival 2012 as a qualitative case study of urban acupuncture, best defined as a hyper-localized healing treatment through place activation to enliven and recreate cities. It examines the challenges faced and opportunities embraced by a network of urban professionals. Their aim was to activate the underused urban spaces of central Brisbane through the festival's activities and events. The findings identify the key elements required to design public spaces using socially and technologically networked interactions.
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Item Type: | Contribution to Journal (Journal Article) | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
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Measurements or Duration: | 17 pages | ||||
Keywords: | Urban acupuncture, digitally networked, place activation, social interactions, urban informatics, urban planning | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/10630732.2015.1040290 | ||||
ISSN: | 1063-0732 | ||||
Pure ID: | 32929133 | ||||
Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Creative Industries Faculty Past > Institutes > Institute for Future Environments |
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Deposited On: | 25 Jan 2016 06:26 | ||||
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 21:20 |
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