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The rapid diffusion and uptake of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) presents a new and unique challenge for cities as social life and urban space becomes increasingly (yet unevenly) mediated by new technologies and digital devices. As ICTs continue to infiltrate urban and social realms, there is a pressing need to understand the complexity of this rapidly expanding social and spatial phenomenon. The papers in this collection contribute to an emerging body of work that seeks to understand the relationships between people, the physical urban space and opportunities for place-making, and technology. These three dimensions form the vertices of an important triangle, having far-reaching implications, be it in the development of new technologies, in the understanding of human behaviour and in the definition, and possibly rethinking, of urban spaces. Possibly more importantly, there are significant overlaps, and interfaces, between these three pillars that are investigated by some of these papers. ; Funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union ; peer-reviewed

Fostering knowledge about the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Public Spaces supported by strategies to improve their use. CyberParks Project, funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology Programme | COST TU 1306 - www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/tud/TU1306), is a collaborative research platformfor knowledge and experiences exchange on the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to promote participatory urban design processes and the production of inclusive public open spaces. CyberParks is devoted to explore the contribution of ICTs to transform our cities into more social environments, rather than just more high-tech. In April 2016 CyberParks organised the mid-term research event ICiTy - Enhancing places through technology, in Valletta, Malta, focused on the opportunities and challenges to public spaces brought about by the advancements of ICTs. The conference provided an excellent opportunity to synthesise the current 'state of the art', which is now reflected in this collection. It presents interdisciplinary perspectives, analysis of newmethodologies, new theoretical or conceptualmodels for the digital era, as well as preliminary studies of peoples' use of, and engagement with, technology in public spaces. ; Funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. ; peer-reviewed

This open access book is about public open spaces, about people, and about the relationship between them and the role of technology in this relationship. It is about different approaches, methods, empirical studies, and concerns about a phenomenon that is increasingly being in the centre of sciences and strategies – the penetration of digital technologies in the urban space. As the main outcome of the CyberParks Project, this book aims at fostering the understanding about the current and future interactions of the nexus people, public spaces and technology. It addresses a wide range of challenges and multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging phenomena related to the penetration of technology in people's lifestyles - affecting therefore the whole society, and with this, the production and use of public spaces. Cyberparks coined the term cyberpark to describe the mediated public space, that emerging type of urban spaces where nature and cybertechnologies blend together to generate hybrid experiences and enhance quality of life.