Simulations for Urban Planning: Designing for Human Values

Sophisticated simulation systems such as UrbanSim model the long-term impacts of transportation and land-use alternatives. Accounting for human values throughout the design process helps in designing interactions that engage both planners and citizens in the decision-making process. Our future work includes further research on applying UrbanSim in real planning contexts and on developing tools to support citizen discussion and comment. All these efforts are part of an overall agenda: to better sup port informed public deliberation and democratic engagement in the urban planning process