Fairness-Aware Urban Planning in Sweden: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Equitable Cities

Abstract
This study presents an interactive visualization tool that facilitates fairness-aware urban planning. The system introduces a fairness scale to assess the accessibility of potential new developments, using color-coded scatter plots to visualize disparities. An intuitive interaction design minimizes complexity while enhancing usability, enabling users to analyze urban infrastructure and services. Developed with web technologies, the tool leverages OpenStreetMap data to ensure adaptability across different cities. Future optimizations include advanced analytical capabilities and broader dataset integrations to improve decisionmaking in urban development.
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CCS Concepts: Human-centered computing → Visualization techniques; Interactive systems; Computing methodologies → Simulation environments; Applied computing → Cartography; Urban planning

        
@inproceedings{
10.2312:evp.20251141
, booktitle = {
EuroVis 2025 - Posters
}, editor = {
Diehl, Alexandra
and
Kucher, Kostiantyn
and
Médoc, Nicolas
}, title = {{
Fairness-Aware Urban Planning in Sweden: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Equitable Cities
}}, author = {
Othman, Reem
and
Powley, Benjamin
and
Martins, Rafael M.
and
Soares, Amilcar
and
Kerren, Andreas
and
Ferreira, Nivan
and
Linhares, Claudio D. G.
}, year = {
2025
}, publisher = {
The Eurographics Association
}, ISBN = {
978-3-03868-286-8
}, DOI = {
10.2312/evp.20251141
} }
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