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- Title
Planning in the age of Facebook: the role of social networking in planning processes.
- Authors
Evans-Cowley, Jennifer
- Abstract
There has been rapid growth in the use of online social networking sites, such as Facebook. The public is increasingly using these sites for organizing around place-based issues. This research examines the extent to which the public and planners are using social networking sites to organize the public around place-based planning issues. Using content analysis of social networking sites, place-based planning groups are identified and analyzed. The administrators for the groups were contacted to determine their goals and satisfaction with their groups' work. Planning departments in the same communities were then contacted to determine the degree to which the social networking groups influenced the planning process. The results of this study found that the public primarily organizes to oppose development projects. While on average these groups attract hundreds of people, planners and group administrators report that there is minimal influence on the planning process.
- Subjects
URBAN planning; ONLINE social networks; SOCIAL participation; ZONING; CONTENT analysis
- Publication
GeoJournal, 2010, Vol 75, Issue 5, p407
- ISSN
0343-2521
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10708-010-9388-0