Sociedad 2.0

Wikiplanning is a workshop method that applies the consensus-building process of wikis such as Wikipedia to urban design. The aim is to facilitate more substantial interaction between architects and “ordinary” people, so that laypeople can make positive and constructive contributions to the urban planning process, instead of just complaints and objections. Wiki Planning is part of a wider attempt to consider what the implications of web 2.0 might be on architecture and planning, and whether or not social media…

There was more than 10 000 tons of illegal waste lying around in Estonian nature. In october 2007, as a group of active citizens, we realised that something drastic needs to be done. We developed a special software and geomapped more than 10 000 dumping sites all over the country. And on 3rd of May 2008, engaging hundreds of organisations and more than 50 000 volunteers, we cleaned it all up in just 5 hours!