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Our project
& goals
The Projest HubCities aims to identify the actual factors contributing to spatial development with the help of citizens and all stakeholders and to coordinate them for the best possible spatial, functional, environmental, and social outcome. The combination of citizen-science insights and professional expertise will make it possible to map contributions to HubCities and subsequently develop a toolkit for use by HubCity stakeholders.
Through such a new process in spatial planning involving citizen science, the promised paradigm shift in spatial planning, practice, research, and education will take place. Spatial planning is a profession that is too often not based on facts, but on estimates. For providing more reliable scenarios of the spatial development, we need more reliable starting points.
Above all, spatial quality is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of the airport and seaport location, the municipality, the city, and the region. HubCities is a research and implementation project for the future of port cities, close to the people and close to the region, where businesses connect company success with social progress.
Data Collection and Analysis:
Gathering data on traffic patterns, environmental quality, social infrastructure, and other relevant factors in airport environments.
Identification of problem areas:
Implementing and monitoring the proposed measures, along with continuous evaluation of their impacts on the community.
Solution Development: Building tailored solutions and recommendations to improve quality of life and sustainability in these areas.
Actors benefit from local
growth:
Gathering data on traffic patterns, environmental quality, and other relevant factors strenghens anchoring and image.
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Empowering citizens as “scientists” - actively participates in scientific work, which distinguishes citizen science from other forms of public participation in which participants often take less active roles.
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Contribute to scientific knowledge - CS goes beyond activities to promote public participation/community engagement.
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Increasing education (including further qualification) and understanding of science.
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Greater acceptance and understanding of a problem.
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Participation in political decision-making processes through content contributions.
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Providing ideas and suggestions for alternatives
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Contributing to a better environment, a better society, for a better future.
Value for citizen
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Economic benefit - Cost reduction
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Collect and analyze voluntary data - This reduces the need for expensive professional services and allows for more efficient use of resources.
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Ecological benefits - Citizens collect data on environmental conditions, air quality or biodiversity, which are a prerequisite for livable cities.
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Social benefits - citizens and authorities as active participants in science
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Needs, concerns and implementation options can be brought in directly. This strengthens trust between citizens and decision-makers.
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Design advantages - innovative solutions that may be overlooked by professional planners, making the city more inclusive and are better meeting the needs and desires of citizens.
Value authorities and decision-makers
Stakeholder mapping
Identification and involvement of actors from different sectors. Mapping of different stakeholders.
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Public relations
Use of media such as newspapers and social networks to increase reach. Increase conciousness about the topic.
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Knowledge transfer
Provision of tutorials, guides and templates. Training in Citizen Science for all participants.
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Ethical standards
Compliance with high ethical standards during the course of the project. Data saftey and transparency.
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Paradigm shift in spatial planning
Integration of citizen science for more reliable scenarios and better spatial planning.
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Sustainable development
Promoting a resilient and inclusive development of HubCities.
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Results of HubCities
The project is carried out at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, under the supervision of the responsible researcher, dr. tehn. Sanela Pansinger. The supervisor is dr. prof. Lucija Ažman Momirski. The HubCities project has been awarded the European Commission's Seal of Excellence in 2023. The HubCities project has received financial support from the HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-04-01 | EU HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF Framework Programme under the agreement number 101130751.
Sustainable Scientific
Innovative
and close to people
Scientific
HubCities is based on solid scientific research and analysis. Citizen Science plays a central role by allowing citizens to provide valuable data and insights through online surveys. This participation supports scientists in making data-driven decisions and developing innovative solutions to urban challenges. The involvement of citizens ensures that the measures are not only effective but also tailored to the needs of the community.
Sustainable
The HubCities project focuses on sustainable development by integrating eco-friendly technologies and practices into the planning and design of port cities. Through the method of Citizen Science, citizens can actively participate in online surveys and contribute their experiences and ideas on environmental sustainability. This public participation helps develop sustainable solutions that minimize the ecological impacts of airports and seaports, creating a more livable environment.
Innovative
The project is characterized by its innovative approaches, combining traditional urban planning with modern technologies and methods. Citizen Science enables citizens to actively participate in the development of new ideas and concepts through online surveys. This creative public participation promotes the implementation of forward-looking innovations that enhance quality of life and meet the demands of a constantly changing urban landscape.
Close to people
HubCities puts the needs and desires of people at the forefront. Through the method of Citizen Science and participation in online surveys, citizens can contribute their local knowledge and perspectives. This direct involvement fosters dialogue between experts and the public to collaboratively develop solutions that truly meet the community's requirements. This way, the project remains always close to the people and their concerns.
Open Access & Ethics
HubCities Project implements Open Science practices to enable active participation and early access to research results. Open Science refers to the approach of making scientific research transparent, accessible, and collaborative by making data, methods, and results freely available. Through this open collaboration, you have the opportunity to directly contribute to the creation of knowledge and receive the outcomes of our research early on.
The Citizen Science–HubCities Project involves the public in the formulation of research questions or challenges and/or in data collection. The general public quickly perceives environmental changes in their surroundings and can relay this data to researchers, who then process and publish it, or after analysis and interpretation, forward it to the relevant authorities.
We put great emphasis on ensuring that our research is conducted in accordance with ethical principles and guidelines, our participation in the project adheres strictly to ethical rules and standards. We firmly believe that this open approach not only promotes transparency and collaboration but also strengthens your involvement in the research process. Your participation is crucial to raising awareness and trust in scientific research, enabling you to have a direct impact on decisions that affect your community.
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Generation and communication of socially relevant research questions.
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Participation in the design of transparent research, results and possibilities for their implementation.
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Taking responsibility for participation in research.
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Designing a change of perspective realized by everyone.
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Opportunity for social transformation, e.g. B. Direction of sustainability, political decisions, economic efficiency.
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Better transfer of research results into practice through early involvement of social actors.
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Opening up the interpretive sovereignty of science.
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Strengthening (supporting) civil society and administration.
Value for society
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Inspiration and generation of research questions by introducing new ideas, questions, methods and others.
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Forms of knowledge from society.
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Enabling large, spatially and temporally scaled data sets.
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Various evaluation capacities, e.g. of photos, scans and video sequences.
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Greater acceptance of research results.
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Evaluation of scientific results by society.
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Verification of the practical relevance and applicability of scientific results.