DIGITAL PUBLIC SPACE FOR A DIGITAL SOCIETY: A REVIEW OF PUBLIC SPACES IN THE DIGITAL AGE
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What is the relation between digital technologies and public spaces? Are they capable of making each other successful, or is one driving the decline of the other? The path towards the digitalization of social interaction that came along with the digital revolution at the end of the 20th century does not necessarily have a beneficial consequence for urban public space, as social interaction no longer needs the support of, or to support (physical) public spaces. In other words, the digitalization of social interaction is driving the detachment of contemporary society from the use of their traditional urban public spaces. Consequently, new tools and technologies are being implemented in a number of public spaces in several cities, in order to align contemporary (digital) resources to the needs and wants of contemporary societies. This contribution offers a review of several developments that were implemented in a number of public spaces during the “digital age”. This review is performed by presenting a comprehensive framework of public space in the digital age, with a specific focus on key features that have been affected by digitalization: social interaction, political participation, and social activities.
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