The Platformization of Public Participation: Considerations for Urban Planners Navigating New Engagement Tools

Les poussées et les tractions de la technologie et ses impacts sur l’aménagement des villes canadiennes

“…One of the promises from smart city advocates is that these new technologies will make the process of city-building, including planning and design, more open, inclusive, transparent, and accountable (Green, 2020;Johnson et al, 2020aJohnson et al, , 2020bRobinson & Johnson, 2023). As a profession with a duty-bound obligation to consult and engage our residents in the planning process, planners have an increasingly wide range of digital platforms to draw upon in these publicfacing processes.…”

“…al, 2020aJohnson et. al, , 2020bRobinson et Johnson, 2023) technology platforms, whether for housing or active transportation, have pushed the boundaries of planning as we currently understand them. The challenges presented by short-term rental platforms are well known, and now these platforms have given rise to medium-term rentals that lack the appropriate regulations given the current housing challenges we face in Canada.…”