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作者

Abid Mehmood;Muhammad Imran

来源

EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES,Vol.29,Issue.10

语言

英文

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作者单位

a Sustainable Places Research Institute, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK;b School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, New Zealand

摘要

This paper makes the case for Digital Social Innovation as a step toward democratic participation and engagement in the planning process. Information and communication technologies are increasingly playing a major part in mobilizing collective social and political action as a response to the outdated planning policies and practices. With transport infrastructures constrained by the unprecedented global impact of COVID-19, DSI can potentially become a defining element of the post-pandemic world. We use the case of transport planning in Auckland and analyse the role of a proactive advocacy group and its use of technical expertise to offer opinions through virtual shared platforms for public participation and empowerment. City Rail Link is discussed as a large-scale public transport project that received political and community support due to the efforts of digital social innovators.