A culture of digital planning? An international comparison of culture, planning and technology

Bibliographic Data

ID21691980
AuthorsRuth Potts (0000-0002-8681-4309, Cardiff University, corresponding author), Dan Milz (0000-0002-8108-7800, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Year2024
Volume29
Issue4
Pages327-341
Publication date2024-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Planning Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-3475 • E-ISSN: 1469-9265
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13563475.2024.2407166
OpenAlexW4402939899
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited32

Urban planning has become an increasingly digital practice in the last three decades and was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions around the digitization of planning processes have focused on the platforms planners use, and the barriers to their use. Such literature does not adequately explain the variability in the use of planning-specific technologies among planning authorities with the same resources and time. We explore the degree to which workplace and professional culture influence the use of digital technologies in planning practice in Australia, Great Britain, and the United States of America. To study cultural attitudes, a mixture of interview data from 29 planners and document analysis from professional organizations were used. The study found cultural factors play a role in determining the diffusion of technology in planning practice. Our analysis demonstrates points of convergence and divergence across all three geographies of practice, with stark differences in the way that technology is discussed and espoused, as well as a broader lack of clear principles to guide the profession through digital transitions across scales

Business · Digital culture · Media studies · Political science · Process management · Sociology · Smart Cities and Technologies

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