Sunday, May 17, 2009

On Urban Markup: Frames Of Reference In Location Models For Participatory Urbanism

On Urban Markup: Frames Of Reference In Location Models For Participatory Urbanism

by Malcolm McCullough
Associate Professor
Taubman College of Architecture and Planning
University of Michigan
2000 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
U.S.A.
mmmc [@] umich [dot] edu

KEYWORDS
urbanism, embodiment, ability, ontology, practice.

ABSTRACT
Phenomena such as embodiment, spatial ability, scale, and persistent physical pattern provide deep bases for a shift from universal mobility toward a more socially-centered approach to situated computing, and from merely positional media toward a semantic component of location models. The goal of this shift is to support the agility with intentions in context that characterizes rich urban life. This paper examines that change as a challenge in bottom-up cultural processes, and suggests "urban markup" as a way to understand the goals in knowledge representation.

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