At Home in Brussels: Professional mobility as a service

Authors

  • Shenja van der Graaf University of Twente
  • Wim Vanobberghen VRT Innovation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v18i11.4951

Abstract

An emerging generation of mobile applications is viewing mobility as a way to create interactive experiences that rely on or exploit movement and space in the urban context. By drawing on a user–oriented design approach, this paper investigates the initial design stages of a mobile relocation service application (linked to a Web–based service) developed for professionals relocating to the city of Brussels. This approach provides insight into several socio–spatial factors underpinning the relocation process. The findings demonstrate that the user–mobile application dynamic associated with a personalized experience augments and facilitates how people come to plan and understand cities, how they manage certain services and utilities, and hence how they seek to shape life in a new city.

Author Biography

Shenja van der Graaf, University of Twente

Digital society scholar at the Department of Communication Science at the technical University of Twente

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Published

2013-11-24

How to Cite

van der Graaf, S., & Vanobberghen, W. (2013). At Home in Brussels: Professional mobility as a service. First Monday, 18(11). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v18i11.4951