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PLEINAIR (Free and Inclusive Parks in Networks for Recreational and Physical Intergenerational Activity), is a two-years research project financed by the POR FESR 2014–2020 program regulated by Emilia Romagna Region in Italy. PLEINAIR is a multidisciplinary project and it involves many partners located on the regional territory. The PLEINAIR’s main areas of concern are outdoor parks and recreational areas and it expects to design multigenerational and inclusive contexts to promote virtuosos socio-recreational interactions among generations and the adoption of active lifestyles for all and at any stage of age. All PLEINAIR’s design process is based on a Human-Centered Design approach in order to identify and satisfy the real needs of people through participative Co-Design techniques. This contribution reports the results obtained so far within the PLEINAIR project, specifically describing two ongoing activities which have the peculiarity to be conducted during the health emergency caused by Coronavirus.
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To develop a complex and ambitious project like PLEINAIR we have chosen to assemble a heterogeneous and diversified team. The academic-scientific partners are: DataRiver, CIRI SDV, Future Technology Lab, TekneHub and A.I.A.S. The industrial partners are: Ergotek s.r.l. (specialized in the production of wooden chairs and furniture), Sarba s.p.a (producer of playground equipment and urban furniture), mHealth Technologies S.r.l (healthcare furniture sector).
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Mincolelli, G., Giacobone, G.A., Marchi, M. (2021). Project PLEINAIR: Discovering User Needs Exploring a Non-conventional Human-Centered Approach. In: Shin, C.S., Di Bucchianico, G., Fukuda, S., Ghim , YG., Montagna, G., Carvalho, C. (eds) Advances in Industrial Design. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 260. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80829-7_45
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