Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace how the relationship between city
governments and citizens has developed over time with the introduction of urban informatics …

In this chapter, we investigate the concept of Smart Sustainable Cities. We begin with five
major developments of the last decades and show how they can be said to build a basis for …

The abundance of online public participation tools has made it difficult for planning
organizations to decide which tool will best meet their needs. Understanding the benefits or …

As games and gamified applications gain prominence in the academic debate on
participatory practices, it is worth examining whether the application of such tools in the daily …

Most participation processes in urban planning offer poor incentives, especially for young
citizens, hence important citizen's needs are excluded. Our work aims at identifying the …

Open Teaching is currently considered an ambiguous and polysemic concept but has
nevertheless become a growing global trend in ICT‑based education. To identify key issues …

Engaging communities and utilizing local knowledge can alleviate the disparities faced by
under-resourced neighborhoods with regard to providing sufficient opportunities for …

Digital Participatory Planning outlines developments in the field of digital planning and
designs and trials a range of technologies, from the use of apps and digital gaming through …

Abstract e-Participation has been employed by many planning authorities across the world
to facilitate the engagement of people in decision-making processes. Previous studies on e …

In the digital era of big data, data analytics and smart cities, a new generation of planning
support systems is emerging. The Rapid Analytics Interactive Scenario Explorer is a novel …