A PATH TOWARDS CITIZEN-LED PARTICIPATION FOR LOW-CARBON AND AFFORDABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN DIGITAL TOOLS

Derya Yilmaz; Silvia Urra-Uriarte; Annie Guerriero; Nico Mack; Elena Usibiaga-Ferrer; Asel Villanueva-Merino; Sylvain Kubicki

doi:10.35490/EC3.2025.406

A PATH TOWARDS CITIZEN-LED PARTICIPATION FOR LOW-CARBON AND AFFORDABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN DIGITAL TOOLS

Derya Yilmaz
, Silvia Urra-Uriarte
, Annie Guerriero
, Nico Mack
, Elena Usibiaga-Ferrer
, Asel Villanueva-Merino
, Sylvain Kubicki

Urban Transformation Laboratory

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The growing literature on citizen empowerment in public decision-making highlights its importance for fairness, acceptance, and urban sustainability. However, achieving extensive citizen participation and effective implementation by local planners remains challenging. To address this, various digital tools have been developed to facilitate collaborative social outcomes. This research reviews existing literature on public participation and participation models. It also evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of participatory design tools. Finally, it presents the functionalities of the participatory urban design tool MUST (Manage Urban Spaces Together), exploring how these functionalities can be extended to support neighborhood regeneration and management in diverse urban contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and 42nd International CIB W78 Conference on Information Technology in Construction, 2025
Editors	Ekaterina Petrova, Marijana Srećković, Pedro Meda, Ranjith K. Soman, Daniel Hall, Jakob Beetz, Jenn McArthur
Publisher	European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3)
ISBN (Print)	9789083451312
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2025.406
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	European Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2025 and 42nd International CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction, 2025 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 14 Jul 2025 → 17 Jul 2025

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction
ISSN (Electronic)	2684-1150

Conference

Conference	European Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2025 and 42nd International CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction, 2025
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	14/07/25 → 17/07/25

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Urban regeneration
participatory design
participatory urban planning
software
tool

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Yilmaz, D., Urra-Uriarte, S., Guerriero, A., Mack, N., Usibiaga-Ferrer, E., Villanueva-Merino, A., & Kubicki, S. (2025). A PATH TOWARDS CITIZEN-LED PARTICIPATION FOR LOW-CARBON AND AFFORDABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN DIGITAL TOOLS. In E. Petrova, M. Srećković, P. Meda, R. K. Soman, D. Hall, J. Beetz, & J. McArthur (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and 42nd International CIB W78 Conference on Information Technology in Construction, 2025 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction). European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3). https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2025.406

Yilmaz, Derya ; Urra-Uriarte, Silvia ; Guerriero, Annie et al. / A PATH TOWARDS CITIZEN-LED PARTICIPATION FOR LOW-CARBON AND AFFORDABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN DIGITAL TOOLS. Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and 42nd International CIB W78 Conference on Information Technology in Construction, 2025. editor / Ekaterina Petrova ; Marijana Srećković ; Pedro Meda ; Ranjith K. Soman ; Daniel Hall ; Jakob Beetz ; Jenn McArthur. European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), 2025. (Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction).

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Yilmaz, D, Urra-Uriarte, S, Guerriero, A, Mack, N, Usibiaga-Ferrer, E , Villanueva-Merino, A & Kubicki, S 2025, A PATH TOWARDS CITIZEN-LED PARTICIPATION FOR LOW-CARBON AND AFFORDABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN DIGITAL TOOLS. in E Petrova, M Srećković, P Meda, RK Soman, D Hall, J Beetz & J McArthur (eds), Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and 42nd International CIB W78 Conference on Information Technology in Construction, 2025. Proceedings of the European Conference on Computing in Construction, European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), European Conference on Computing in Construction, EC3 2025 and 42nd International CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction, 2025, Porto, Portugal, 14/07/25. https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2025.406

A PATH TOWARDS CITIZEN-LED PARTICIPATION FOR LOW-CARBON AND AFFORDABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN DIGITAL TOOLS. / Yilmaz, Derya; Urra-Uriarte, Silvia; Guerriero, Annie et al.
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A PATH TOWARDS CITIZEN-LED PARTICIPATION FOR LOW-CARBON AND AFFORDABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN DIGITAL TOOLS

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