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.
