Beyond the Blind Spot
Enhancing Polyphony Through City Planning Activism Using Public Participation GIS
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22018654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eveliina Harsia (0009-0005-7194-4740, Aalto University, corresponding author), Pilvi Nummi (0000-0002-0988-4661, Tallinn University of Technology) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-16 |
| 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.7096 |
| OpenAlex | W4388701070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
A key advantage of public participation GIS (PPGIS) tools has been seen as increasing the polyphony of urban planning by reaching the wisdom of crowds. However, the challenge is to enable participation for those who do not have the skills or resources. This article describes participatory action research where the authors of the article collaborated with a local city planning activist at the Kontula Mall, Helsinki (Finland) to improve the participation of a group marginalized from the renewal process (i.e., immigrant entrepreneurs) using a PPGIS tool (Maptionnaire). The case study provided insights into the potential for city planning activism to bring out marginalized groups’ perspectives and use PPGIS. Moreover, the research also revealed barriers to polyphony in current planning practices. Nevertheless, planning activism can enable the participation of the marginalized by coming into contact with them, providing them with information, and bringing their perspectives to the collaboration. The PPGIS tool can serve as a platform to collect participatory data through different response modes. Local activism can also facilitate the questionnaire’s co-design, testing, and marketing. Therefore, a bottom-up approach can be a way to improve the impact of PPGIS and enhance polyphony in urban planning
Citizen journalism · Environmental planning · Geographic information system · Geography · GIS and public health · Participatory GIS · Participatory planning · Political science · Polyphony · Public participation · Public participation GIS · Public relations · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Planning and Governance
Key issues and research priorities for public participation GIS (PPGIS)
The Intermediating Role of Municipal Urban Planners in Online Discussions with Citizens
In the blind spot
Beyond the rhetoric of participation
Geo-questionnaires in urban planning
Who speaks? And who listens? The relationship between planners and women’s participation in local planning in a multi-cultural urban environment
Urban Politics On Ethnic Entrepreneurship
Emerging Varieties of Action Research
Just city planning competitions in Helsinki
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |