ICT as a solution for the revitalization of public open space in private developments
Built Environment Project and Asset Management
ISSN: 2044-124X
Article publication date: 20 October 2020
Issue publication date: 20 July 2021
Abstract
Purpose
POSPD, as supplementation of public open spaces (POS), has become a common policy to moderate the intensification of urbanization. However, some access restrictions, both physical and information-wise, were deliberately designed by private developers to reserve the POSPD for their own gains, which further hampers POSPD’s publicness and leads to their failure to bear social responsibilities.
Design/methodology/approach
By analyzing the current situation of the availability of public open space in private developments (POSPD) from the perspective of information justice, this research aims at proposing a policy framework for an “accessible and interactive platform” which advocates promoting informational justice by integrating public participation into the establishment of an interaction loop to promote the revitalization of POSPD. The methodology includes the review of previous solutions and platforms, the establishment of a POSPD database and geographic information system (GIS) analysis.
Findings
The POSPD in Hong Kong are unevenly distributed physically while the information about them is injustice and inadequate. Understanding the existing informational injustice associated with POSPD and revitalizing the stock spaces is timely and vital. Using the user-generated data from volunteers as the information flow, the proposed responsive POSPD platform will provide continuous positive feedback for policy improvement to help realize the collaborative management and sustainable development of the POS.
Originality/value
Making use of information and communication technology (ICT) to extend the “public” to the “internet-based”, the proposed framework regards the exploitation of ICT to enhance information justice as a novel way to revitalize POSPD. It involves collaborative operation among citizen participation and official POS management.
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Acknowledgements
The work is supported by RGC research grant and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (research projects YBU6). The authors would like to acknowledge the comments by anonymous reviewers.
Citation
Jian, I.Y., Chan, E.H.W. and Yao, T.Y.P. (2021), "ICT as a solution for the revitalization of public open space in private developments", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 440-453. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-01-2020-0007
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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