Arts, design, architecture & planning
Usability for the World: Building Better Cities and Communities
Chapter by Henry Lieberman, research scientist in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), and Christopher Fry
Springer · 2025
Lieberman's chapter, "Citizen Centered Cities: User Centered Design for Cooperative Cities," explores user-centered design principles for creating cooperative cities that prioritize citizen needs. The work demonstrates how design-focused approaches can address urban challenges by placing residents at the center of city planning and development processes.
From Summer 2025 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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