Promoting and improving public participation in urban development plans using a virtual reality tools Case Study; Central area of Tehran (Jomhuri Eslami St.)

Document Type : Scientific Research

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1 MSc, Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tehran University of Arts

2 Msc,Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

10.22034/(jrupa-ei).2021.241173.1029

Abstract

Despite all the efforts made in Iran, so far the process of participation as a public culture in the thought and action of citizens, does not have a proper position or is low. Given the importance of citizen participation in urban development projects, A lot of research has been done to increase participation, but what distinguishes this research from other studies is the use of new tools and up-to-date technologies such as virtual reality to be able to take a step to facilitate citizen participation. In this regard, the simulated environment of the study area was performed in the virtual reality specialized laboratory space and individuals were tested as a sample. People's unfamiliarity with the virtual environment made it difficult for people to feel close to the real environment, but the attractiveness of the virtual environment made people move with interest in the experimental environment. Finally, it was found that the tested samples felt satisfied and The research questions answered well. Also, if some of the most important weaknesses of virtual reality are eliminated, for example, if we increase the sense of immersion or combine virtual reality with augmented reality, this will increase the effectiveness of this tool in increasing participation.

Highlights

Examining the results of the tests, it can be said that many of the questions in this study have been well answered and the test results relatively meet the needs of the research, although if the number of tests increases, the test results are more valid and accurate. However, due to the limitations of this research, this number of experiments has been sufficient. It seems that by providing a diverse and reliable environment for users, we can increase their desire to participate in the polls. The simulated area was close to reality, but according to users, they had difficulty intracting with the enviroment completely. It seems that this factor is due to the lack of components such as immersion in the modeled environment, the appropriateness of the test environment and proper explanations about how to use the device and virtual reality glasses before entering the virtual environment are important points of this tests, which, due to the unfamiliarity of users with cyberspace, if they try this space a few more times, these problems will be solved. This research is in fact a basis for other research on the use of virtual reality in urban management. It seems that by using a combination of two tools, virtual reality and augmented reality, it is possible to achieve very good results in solving urban problems. Also, this platform that has been prepared can be considered for the use of city managers so that they can see the plans once before implementation and realize their strengths and weaknesses.

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Journal of Urban Development and Architecture - Environment Identity ( JUDA-EI)
Volume 1, Issue 4
December 2020
Pages 59-72

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