Abstrakti
The value of green environment for liveability and sustainability of future cities have been identified in city planning. The GreenTwins project aims to contribute to greener cities by providing new tools for communicative planning of green environments. These tools include a 3D tool for co-planning, a virtual reality tool for visualizing urban green, and a digital plant library to be used in these applications. The ensemble is called Communicative Planning Support System (CPSS).
The usefulness of Planning Support Systems is well studied and argued to depend largely on the fit between features of the tools and the planning tasks at hand. (e.g. Geertman, 2017; Pelzer, 2015) Apart from that, the legitimacy of the tools are found to be dependent on the societal context and planning culture (Zhang, Geertman, Hooimeijer, Lin, 2019).
In this research, the usefulness of CPSS was studied empirically by engaging the prospective users of the new tools in the starting phase of the GreenTwins project (2020). Users’ needs and expectations were studied in online workshops and with questionnaires. This research opens a view to the usefulness of the CPSS for both planners and citizens in two different planning contexts, Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland.
The results reveal that active citizens are motivated to participate in planning if they have a real possibility to influence on planning. Active citizens are willing to participate in knowledge building, co-creation and assessing the impact of the plans. Planners, on the other hand, emphasize the efficiency and inclusiveness of participatory planning processes, and knowledge-based argumentation, supported by smart impact analysis tools.
Above all, a CPSS that enables local citizens to develop their own planning proposals can only succeed if citizens’ self-organizing activities are recognized, considered and integrated in city-led planning processes. A major cultural change would be needed in the planning cultures of Helsinki and Tallinn to meet this requirement.
As a conclusion, we argue that studying end-users’ perspectives in CPSS development is important not only to identify the functional requirements for the tools, but also to reveal the cultural aspects that may hinder or support the adoption of the new tools.
The usefulness of Planning Support Systems is well studied and argued to depend largely on the fit between features of the tools and the planning tasks at hand. (e.g. Geertman, 2017; Pelzer, 2015) Apart from that, the legitimacy of the tools are found to be dependent on the societal context and planning culture (Zhang, Geertman, Hooimeijer, Lin, 2019).
In this research, the usefulness of CPSS was studied empirically by engaging the prospective users of the new tools in the starting phase of the GreenTwins project (2020). Users’ needs and expectations were studied in online workshops and with questionnaires. This research opens a view to the usefulness of the CPSS for both planners and citizens in two different planning contexts, Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland.
The results reveal that active citizens are motivated to participate in planning if they have a real possibility to influence on planning. Active citizens are willing to participate in knowledge building, co-creation and assessing the impact of the plans. Planners, on the other hand, emphasize the efficiency and inclusiveness of participatory planning processes, and knowledge-based argumentation, supported by smart impact analysis tools.
Above all, a CPSS that enables local citizens to develop their own planning proposals can only succeed if citizens’ self-organizing activities are recognized, considered and integrated in city-led planning processes. A major cultural change would be needed in the planning cultures of Helsinki and Tallinn to meet this requirement.
As a conclusion, we argue that studying end-users’ perspectives in CPSS development is important not only to identify the functional requirements for the tools, but also to reveal the cultural aspects that may hinder or support the adoption of the new tools.
| Alkuperäiskieli | Englanti |
|---|---|
| Tila | Julkaistu - 2022 |
| OKM-julkaisutyyppi | Ei sovellu |
| Tapahtuma | AESOP Annual Congress: Space for Species: Redefining Spatial Justice - Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Viro Kesto: 25 heinäk. 2022 → 29 heinäk. 2022 https://aesop2022.publicon.ee/ https://aesop2022.publicon.ee/en/ https://aesop2022.publicon.ee/en/welcome/ |
Conference
| Conference | AESOP Annual Congress |
|---|---|
| Lyhennettä | AESOP |
| Maa/Alue | Viro |
| Kaupunki | Tartu |
| Ajanjakso | 25/07/2022 → 29/07/2022 |
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