<$BlogRSDUrl$> Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
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Monday, February 22, 2010  



URBZ - User Generated Cities
http://urbz.net/

URBZ facilitates the production and exchange of information, knowledge, ideas and practices towards better cities for all. They organize participatory workshops, designs adaptable structures and develops web tools for urban communities and practitioners. URBZ believes that residents are experts in their neighbourhoods. Their everyday experience of the places where they live and work constitute an essential knowledge for planning and urban development. For policy-makers, urban planners, architects and real-estate developers, accessing this knowledge is the best possible way to enhance the quality and impact of their work. Understanding a locality from the point of view of those who inhabit it improves the chances of success of a project at several levels:

. It provides a deep assessment of the ground-level situation
. It identifies local stakes and players
. It opens multiple communication channels
. It generates new ideas and solutions
. It improves social impact and environmental sustainability
. It lifts up the image of the project and increases support

URBZ is engaged in communities in various parts of the world. They support individual expression, grassroots involvement and ground up development and are committed to information sharing, open access and public participation. URBZ uses web-based tools for the production and sharing of information by residents and stakeholders. URBZ develops “mashup sites”, comprising tools and applications such wikis, blogs, interactive maps, photo and videos albums and dynamic web pages. This has been added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information blog.

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