Citizen-driven public participation in planning processes within an executive-led government : a case study of local action and central harborfront planning

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoi-yee Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Local Action ◽  
Planning Processes

scholarly journals Evaluating Community Engagement through Argumentation Maps—A Public Participation GIS Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claus Rinner ◽  
Michelle Bird
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Computer Users ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
Map Reading ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Interest And Knowledge

Significant advances in public participation geographic information systems technology and online mapping platforms have not translated into enhanced citizen participation in democratic planning processes. This study contributes to addressing this gap by evaluating the engagement of members of an urban community in sustainable neighbourhood planning through argumentation mapping. The study provided an online public discussion forum, together with a neighbourhood map to which the participants could link their discussion contributions. On the basis of participation statistics, contents of contributions, and responses to a survey, we discuss the participants' technical and engagement experiences. The sixteen registered participants lived within or near the ‘Queen West Triangle’ in downtown Toronto, Canada. They rated themselves as experienced computer users and consequently found the participation in the online discussion forum to be easy. The contributions showed a great degree of interest and knowledge in the issues of sustainable community development. However, while the majority of participants also rated themselves as comfortable with map reading, they found the handling of the online neighbourhood map difficult and did not use the option to link their comments to the map.

scholarly journals Evaluating Community Engagement through Argumentation Maps - A Public Participation GIS Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claus Rinner ◽  
Michelle Bird
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Computer Users ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
Map Reading ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Interest And Knowledge

Significant advances in public participation geographic information systems technology and online mapping platforms have not translated into enhanced citizen participation in democratic planning processes. This study contributes to addressing this gap by evaluating the engagement of members of an urban community in sustainable neighbourhood planning through argumentation mapping. The study provided an online public discussion forum, together with a neighbourhood map to which the participants could link their discussion contributions. On the basis of participation statistics, contents of contributions, and responses to a survey, we discuss the participants’ technical and engagement experiences. The sixteen registered participants lived within or near the ‘Queen West Triangle’ in downtown Toronto, Canada. They rated themselves as experienced computer users and consequently found the participation in the online discussion forum to be easy. The contributions showed a great degree of interest and knowledge in the issues of sustainable community development. However, while the majority of participants also rated themselves as comfortable with map reading, they found the handling of the online neighbourhood map difficult and did not use the option to link their comments to the map.

scholarly journals Evaluating Community Engagement through Argumentation Maps - A Public Participation GIS Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claus Rinner ◽  
Michelle Bird
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Computer Users ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
Map Reading ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Interest And Knowledge

Significant advances in public participation geographic information systems technology and online mapping platforms have not translated into enhanced citizen participation in democratic planning processes. This study contributes to addressing this gap by evaluating the engagement of members of an urban community in sustainable neighbourhood planning through argumentation mapping. The study provided an online public discussion forum, together with a neighbourhood map to which the participants could link their discussion contributions. On the basis of participation statistics, contents of contributions, and responses to a survey, we discuss the participants’ technical and engagement experiences. The sixteen registered participants lived within or near the ‘Queen West Triangle’ in downtown Toronto, Canada. They rated themselves as experienced computer users and consequently found the participation in the online discussion forum to be easy. The contributions showed a great degree of interest and knowledge in the issues of sustainable community development. However, while the majority of participants also rated themselves as comfortable with map reading, they found the handling of the online neighbourhood map difficult and did not use the option to link their comments to the map.

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