Abstract
Public spaces have historically been designed to support and facilitate the traditional roles of the masculine gender, resulting in male-centric spaces that do not consider other genders or communities. This has created an unsafe and exclusionary environment for queer and trans individuals, who face widespread violence and discrimination in public spaces. While some top-down initiatives such as rainbow street crossings have aimed to increase visibility and reduce hate-crimes, they are not enough and are in dissonance with the true living conditions of queer and trans people. A possible solution is to adopt a bottom-up approach, involving local actors part of the queer communities, associations, activists, and collaboratively working with public administration to develop guidelines designed in a user-and-community-centered way through participatory design approaches. This research aims to explore the relationship between queer communities and the urban public space, define what a queer space is, and propose policies and solutions to make cities more inclusive, cohesive, hospitable, and attractive. The PhD research includes an internship in the public administration, stimulating exchanges and connections with local communities through participatory practices and direct experimentation of possible solutions or policies.
Keywords
E-waste, emotional design, jewellery design, practice-based
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.815
Citation
Ferreri, V.(2023) Queer cities. Designing inclusive public spaces through participative and social innovative actions and practices., in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.815
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Queer cities. Designing inclusive public spaces through participative and social innovative actions and practices.
Public spaces have historically been designed to support and facilitate the traditional roles of the masculine gender, resulting in male-centric spaces that do not consider other genders or communities. This has created an unsafe and exclusionary environment for queer and trans individuals, who face widespread violence and discrimination in public spaces. While some top-down initiatives such as rainbow street crossings have aimed to increase visibility and reduce hate-crimes, they are not enough and are in dissonance with the true living conditions of queer and trans people. A possible solution is to adopt a bottom-up approach, involving local actors part of the queer communities, associations, activists, and collaboratively working with public administration to develop guidelines designed in a user-and-community-centered way through participatory design approaches. This research aims to explore the relationship between queer communities and the urban public space, define what a queer space is, and propose policies and solutions to make cities more inclusive, cohesive, hospitable, and attractive. The PhD research includes an internship in the public administration, stimulating exchanges and connections with local communities through participatory practices and direct experimentation of possible solutions or policies.