Digital Gardening with a Forest Atlas: Designing a Pluralistic and Participatory Open-Data Platform
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Authors
Westerlaken, M
Gabrys, J
Urzedo, D
Publication Date
2022-08-19Journal Title
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Conference Name
PDC 2022: Participatory Design Conference 2022
ISBN
9781450396813
Publisher
ACM
Type
Conference Object
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Westerlaken, M., Gabrys, J., & Urzedo, D. (2022). Digital Gardening with a Forest Atlas: Designing a Pluralistic and Participatory Open-Data Platform. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series https://doi.org/10.1145/3537797.3537804
Abstract
This paper details a research project and design, the Smart Forests Atlas, which expands open-data research platforms toward pluralistic and participatory practices. Working with the under-examined practice of ‘digital gardening’, the project reconfigures the open-data research platform into a dynamic and participatory space for cultivating ideas and generating content. However, we found that digital gardening could risk reinscribing existing colonial and anthropocentric practices of gardening and digital archiving. To challenge these risks, we propose six complementary design qualities that inform the design of the Atlas and could influence other open-data research platforms. We developed these qualities from a design inquiry into open-data platforms, environmental atlases, and digital gardening practices, while designing and developing the Atlas together with a digital tools cooperative. We argue that transformed digital gardening practices could advance more pluralistic, participatory, and more-than-human approaches to open-data research platforms while contributing to epistemic justice.
Sponsorship
This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No.866006)
Funder references
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) ERC (866006)
Embargo Lift Date
2023-08-19
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3537797.3537804
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/337114
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