Routledge international handbook of participatory design
By: edited by Jesper Simonsen and Toni Robertson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780415694407; 9780203108543; 9781136266195
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology; Human-computer interaction; System design; DESIGN / General
Other titles: International handbook of participatory design; Participatory design
Description: "Participatory Design is about the direct involvement of people in the co-design of the technologies they use. Its central concern is how collaborative design processes can be driven by the participation of the people affected by the technology designed. Embracing a diverse collection of principles and practices aimed at making technologies, tools, environments, businesses, and social institutions more responsive to human needs, the International Handbook of Participatory Design is a state-of-the-art reference handbook for the subject. The Handbook brings together a multidisciplinary and international group of highly recognized and experienced experts to present an authoritative overview of the field and its history and discuss contributions and challenges of the pivotal issues in Participatory Design, including heritage, ethics, ethnography, methods, tools and techniques and community involvement. The book also highlights three large-scale case studies which show how Participatory Design has been used to bring about outstanding changes in different organisations. The book shows why Participatory Design is an important, highly relevant and rewarding area for research and practice. It will be an invaluable resource for students, researchers, scholars and professionals in Participatory Design"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.