ABSTRACT

This paper undertakes a critical and constructive investigation into the applicability of value sensitive design (VSD) and design for values (DfV) methodologies for urban technologies, as a means to envision and enact responsible urban innovations. In particular, this paper focuses on the identification and analysis of values in urban technologies. First, an important methodological critique is highlighted, namely the vague articulation of ‘values' in VSD and DfV discourse. Next, cities are characterized as open, dynamic, and evolving systems, with ‘urban technologies’ as co-shapers of this process. This highlights the unique conditions requiring attention in order to arrive at a robust understanding of the relationship between values and urban technologies. Finally, these insights are combined to propose and sketch six heuristic principles aimed at surfacing and analysing values in urban technologies, offering a refinement of value-sensitive methodologies for the context of urban technological innovation.

摘要

本文对价值敏感设计 (VSD) 和价值设计 (DfV) 方法在城市技术中的适用性进行了批判性和建设性的调查，作为设想和实施负责任的城市创新的一种手段。特别是，本文侧重于城市技术价值的识别和分析。首先，强调了一个重要的方法论批评，即 VSD 和 DfV 话语中“价值观”的模糊表达。其次，城市的特点是开放、动态和不断发展的系统，“城市技术”是这一过程的共同塑造者。这突出了需要注意的独特条件，以便深入了解价值观与城市技术之间的关系。最后，