GIT Westside Neighborhood – English Avenue: Building a Sustainable Community through Design and Technology
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Keywords
Curriculum , Experiential Learning , Access & Digital Divide , Data Literacy , Community Technology , Technology Community , Design accessible & Inclusive , Community-Led , Diversity, Equity, Inclusion , Access , Educational Opportunities
Project
Authors
Kim, Julie
Date Submitted
7/1/23
Material Type
Collection
Secondary Material Type
Data sets
Development Tool
Presentation
Report
Development Tool
Presentation
Report
Institution
Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Industry Partner
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Funding Source
Network Challenge Grant TAACCCT Round 3
Additional Public Access
https://fc2.design.gatech.edu/soh/
https://fc2.design.gatech.edu/746-jett-street/
https://fc2.design.gatech.edu/746-jett-street/
Abstract
This project proposes tools and methods enabling underserved communities to apply design thinking in pursuit of solving problems. We will prioritize the needs of the Westside Neighborhood English Avenue community by developing frameworks that support building social capital for the neighborhood. We cannot have a conversation about development without also considering gentrification; progress should not mean displacement. Our proposal approaches the Westside as a socio-technical system. While the potential for technology to produce more sustainable, equitable, and
resilient cities is real, this issue cannot be solved by technology alone. Our aim is to introduce technology as a powerful tool that swings the needle in a positive direction by drawing upon the needs of the community, leveraged with specific knowledge about the context.
Industry (NAISC)
Public Interest Technology -- Technology -- Design (accessible, inclusive, participatory)
Occupation (SOC)
Architecture and Engineering Occupations -- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (17-1011)
Instructional Program (CIP)
Engineering Technologies/Technicians (15)
Credit Type
Credential Type
Certificate
Bachelors Degree
Other
Bachelors Degree
Other
Educational Level
Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Skill Level
Intermediate Level