The document discusses the Favorita Living Lab project in Palermo, Sicily. The project aims to revitalize the Favorita Natural Reserve through community participation and smart city concepts. It will involve using technologies like ecosystem monitoring, participatory mapping, and multimedia to engage the community and address issues like abandonment and decay in the park. The document proposes holding a "Smart Favorita Fest" in spring 2013 to involve schools, workshop sessions, and app contests to generate ideas and innovation for the park.

1. Intervento di
Giuseppe Barbera
Al convegno
[co.05] Meet the cities: i progetti delle più
importanti città europee verso una human smart
city / Meet the cities: the human-oriented
projects of the most important European cities
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2. Main parter (s) – City of Palermo,
Living Lab Palermo
Place – Favorita Natural Reserve,
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Key words: living lab, smart park
Favorita Living Lab
Participatory co-design of a
natural reserve
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3. Context: Previously a 17th C. hunting
reserve, this 440 ha park is rich with nature,
history, culture, and activity.

4. Problem: The Favorita
is currently in a state of
abandon and decay. The
previous administration has
left the city in a serious
financial crisis.

5. Strategy: La Favorita as a flagship initiative of the
new administration. Smartness concepts: participation,
community, culture,Click here to insert one or more
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the project

6. Solution: Favorita Living Lab,
with an extended community
partnership to co-design technologies
for: ecosystem monitoring,
participatory mapping, multimedia
narratives, urban gardening, sport
and fitness, nature exploration…

7. Reflection:
Why don’t we coordinate a calendar of Smart City Fests?
• 2-3 day hands-on event in city-specific places
• Workshop sessions to discuss issues
• Participatory sessions to generate ideas
• Schools programme to raise awareness
• App contests for digital innovation community
•…
Palermo can host Spring of 2013: Smart Favorita Fest

8. Giuseppe Barbera
Alderman for Green areas,
Liveability, IT systems, and
Innovation
g.barbera@comune.palermo.it
Thank you for your attention
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