TY - JOUR TI - Role of mobile applications in the shaping of the modern city AU - Broniewicz, Piotr TI - Role of mobile applications in the shaping of the modern city AB - Mobile applications enable increased interaction between the residents of a city and the place in which they live. Easier access to information allows people to react to the changes that occur in their environment more dynamically. On the other hand, municipal authorities, thanks to the data that they collect, are able to increase the rationality of the way in which they plan their projects and their city’s development. They also have an easier way of communicating with the public, as well as of getting feedback. Thanks to mobile devices and the applications that are installed on them, many activities that were thought to be impossible in the beginning of the 1990’s are now accessible at the level of an ordinary cellphone user. We can observe the use of mobile applications in numerous disciplines. From the point of view of urban design, the most important ones are transport, the protection of the environment and healthcare (advantages for sick and disabled persons). VL - 2017 IS - 19/2017 PY - 2017 SN - 1731-2442 C1 - 2543-8700 SP - 105 EP - 114 DO - 10.4467/25438700SM.17.032.7622 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/role-of-mobile-applications-in-the-shaping-of-the-modern-city KW - Mobile applications KW - Smart City KW - Internet of Things KW - the city