2. Main themes
? Sopenkorpi area
– Using complementing participation methods
? Urban green areas and children
– public participation GIS
3. ? 60 detailed plans in the making
? Continuous master plan process
? Complementary construction & new neighbourhoods
4. Kuva
? Early stage in planning
? Negotiation & goal setting
? Need for local
knowledge and
ideas
Sopenkorpi industrial area
5. Sopenkorpi: Methods and first results
Mobile app
”Porukka”
Workshop
& meetings
Map-based
questionnaire
? Better understanding of the location
? Hundreds of ideas and comments
? New plan revision applications
6. Urban green areas for early education
? Need for
location-based
information.
? What are
children’s views
and feelings?
7. Mapping urban green areas
Map-based
questionnaire
Visits & staff
interviews
Children’s
opinions & ideas
? GIS data set for planners
? Children’s actual views
8. Please get in touch!
Henrik Saari
henrik.saari@lahti.fi
Twitter @H_Saari
9. Plans for the future
? Ensuring continuity and consistency
? Focus on usability of knowledge and follow-up