{"id":4575,"date":"2026-05-05T15:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/?p=4575"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:07:33","slug":"post-understanding-community-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/?p=4575","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Community Values in Verviers\u2019 Urban Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4575\" class=\"elementor elementor-4575\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6948a4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6948a4b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b3968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"a0b3968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><p class=\"blog-date\"><i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i> 05-05-2026<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640a234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"640a234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div text-align=\"justify\"><p>On February 10th, a <strong>participatory workshop<\/strong> was held in Verviers (Belgium) as part of the European DECUB project. The session focused on understanding how people perceive and value two specific urban blocks and their surrounding environment, to understand diverse value systems and support future strategies for sustainable and people-centred urban regeneration.<\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e6456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02e6456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workshop Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2b25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e2b25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Using the methodology of  World caf\u00e9, the workshop  was focused on two blocks located along the Vesdre River between Place Verte and Place du Martyr. This area includes commerce, public spaces, and residential buildings.\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The discussion explored participants\u2019 perceptions, preferences, and the diverse values they associated with their urban environment.\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The World Caf\u00e9 format aimed to exchange ideas, listen to different viewpoints, and collectively build an understanding of local values.\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The World Caf\u00e9 session was structured as a sequence of short, rotating discussions designed to progressively deepen participants\u2019 engagement with the study area and its values.\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>It began with a brief introductory round, allowing participants to present themselves and become familiar with the process. <b>The first round focused on mental mapping and landscape perception<\/b>, where participants worked in small groups to annotate visual materials of the site using overlays and notes. They identified elements that attracted their attention, distinguished between pleasant and less inviting areas, highlighted preferred spatial and architectural features, and reflected on aspects contributing to the area\u2019s identity, including social, economic, and heritage dimensions. They also discussed their preferred activities and everyday uses within the blocks.\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a77dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a77dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj.png 512w, https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720549b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"720549b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\n<p>Building on these initial perceptions, <b>the second round invited participants to select two key attributes, either tangible or intangible, that they considered significant<\/b>. Through guided discussion, they articulated the meanings and values associated with these attributes, ranking their importance and reflecting on how these values might be affected if the attributes were altered or removed. Moderators facilitated this process by clustering responses into predefined value categories, encouraging deeper reflection on significance and prioritization.\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b230b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b230b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4582\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj1.png 512w, https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj1-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bc4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9bc4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\n<p><b>In the third round, participants rotated tables and were introduced to the attributes and value assessments identified by the previous group<\/b>. This \u201cchange table\u201d format prompted them to critically engage with earlier discussions, expressing agreement or disagreement and further elaborating on the relevance of these attributes from their own perspectives. The session concluded with a final round in which participants reacted to three proposed scenarios of change, offering their opinions and reflections. A short wrap-up at the end synthesized the discussions, capturing key insights and overall impressions from the exercise.\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7f1c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea7f1c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj3.png 512w, https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-workshop-obj3-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edeaddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edeaddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><b>Participants annotated photos of the urban blocks<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810cc84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810cc84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-participants2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-participants2.png 512w, https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-participants2-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/decub-dut.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/post-understanding-community-values-participants2-350x223.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c93c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c93c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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