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Abstract
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are increasingly playing a major part in mobilizing collective social and political action as a response to the outdated planning policies and practices.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.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) Sustainable Places Research Institute (PLACES) |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN: | 0965-4313 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 26 January 2021 |
Date of Acceptance: | 22 January 2021 |
Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2023 20:13 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/137947 |
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