Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "participatory design"
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Designing an Architecture of Labour Affirmation, Harm Reduction and Community Development for Vancouver's Sex Worker Population
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)Within the current political, social, and legal landscape of Canada, sex workers face a considerable number of barriers to labour recognition that would afford them labour rights, dignity, and safety. The refusal to accept ... -
From Houses to Hillsides: Support for Adaptive Housing on Hong Kong's Slopes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-22)Hong Kong’s urban development is governed by the mountainous terrain of the city. The city is growing, and easily developable low-lying flat land is becoming increasingly scarce. As a result, Hong Kong’s development is ... -
The Importance of Place: A Role for the Built Environment in the Etiology and Treatment of Problematic Substance Use
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-07)Faced with the growing North American drug crisis, and in light of the history of ineffective or even harmful approaches to treating problematic substance use, it is time to examine the problem from a new angle. There is ... -
Making Spaces: Mapping Opportunities for Improved Equity in Makerspaces and Virtual Reality
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-01)The promise of "making"—that is, learning, experimenting, DIY, creation, reappropriation, or otherwise—has become a popular topic in human-computer interaction (HCI) research, and a subject of interest for public institutions ...