Digital Social Innovation and the Adoption of #PlanTech
The Case of Coventry City Council
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22018583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ciaran Devlin (University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 59-67 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/up.v5i4.3214 |
| OpenAlex | W3093154321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
The smart city trend has generated considerable interest in using digital technology to transform urban planning and governance, and in the UK the government funded Connected Places Catapult has been given the remit of stimulating innovation in cities. One of its focuses is urban planning and technology (#PlanTech) which has garnered attention from the Royal Town Planning Institute, a vast number of the UK local authorities, academia and technology companies. #PlanTech aims to revolutionise the urban planning industry across public, private and not for profit sectors in an era where fiscal austerity has catalysed a drive for using advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of operations and decision making. Technological innovation is being promoted to enable local authorities to deliver services with significantly reduced financial resources while simultaneously creating a modernised and more efficient public sector. Within this context, this article uses a detailed ethnographic study of planning functions in Coventry City Council, UK, to analyse how they have adapted so far in response to both austerity and the drive for digital innovation. The article concludes by examining how #PlanTech and digital social innovation may help deliver the broader smart city strategy
Austerity · Business · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Internet of Things · Local government · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Public relations · Public sector · Smart city · Urban planning · Engineering · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Public Administration · Smart Cities and Technologies · Finance
The City of Digital Social Innovators
Phygitally Smarter? A Critically Pragmatic Agenda for Smarter Engagement in British Planning and Beyond
A ‘planning revolution’ or an ‘attack on planning’ in England
Digital Technology Use and Future Expectations
Professional planners’ preparedness for digital transformation
Integrating community value into the adoption framework
Charting the past and possible futures of planning support systems
The prevalence of public values in public private partnerships for government digitalisation
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |