Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens?
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Data de Publicação: | 2020 |
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Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v5i2.3021 |
Resumo: | Based on the critical stance of citizens towards urban planning, growing attention has been directed towards new forms of citizen participation. A key expectation is that advanced digital technologies will reconnect citizens and decision makers and enhance trust in planning. However, empirical evidence suggests participation by itself does not foster trust, and many scholars refer to a general weakness of these initiatives to deliver the expected outcomes. Considering that trust is reciprocal, this article will switch focus and concentrate on planners’ attitudes towards citizens. Do urban planners generally think that citizens are trustworthy? Even though studies show that public officials are more trusting than people in general, it is possible that they do not trust citizens when interacting with government. However, empirical evidence is scarce. While there is plenty of research on citizens’ trust in government, public officials trust in citizens has received little scholarly attention. To address this gap, we will draw on a survey targeted to a representative sample of public managers in Swedish local government (N = 1430). First, urban planners will be compared with other public officials when it comes to their level of trust toward citizens’ ability, integrity and benevolence. In order to understand variations in trust, a set of institutional factors will thereafter be tested, along with more commonly used individual factors. In light of the empirical findings, the final section of the article returns to the idea of e-participation as a trust-building strategy. What would make planners trust the citizens in participatory urban planning? |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens?citizen participation; e-participation; new urban agenda; planning practice; smart cities; trust in planning; urban plannersBased on the critical stance of citizens towards urban planning, growing attention has been directed towards new forms of citizen participation. A key expectation is that advanced digital technologies will reconnect citizens and decision makers and enhance trust in planning. However, empirical evidence suggests participation by itself does not foster trust, and many scholars refer to a general weakness of these initiatives to deliver the expected outcomes. Considering that trust is reciprocal, this article will switch focus and concentrate on planners’ attitudes towards citizens. Do urban planners generally think that citizens are trustworthy? Even though studies show that public officials are more trusting than people in general, it is possible that they do not trust citizens when interacting with government. However, empirical evidence is scarce. While there is plenty of research on citizens’ trust in government, public officials trust in citizens has received little scholarly attention. To address this gap, we will draw on a survey targeted to a representative sample of public managers in Swedish local government (N = 1430). First, urban planners will be compared with other public officials when it comes to their level of trust toward citizens’ ability, integrity and benevolence. In order to understand variations in trust, a set of institutional factors will thereafter be tested, along with more commonly used individual factors. In light of the empirical findings, the final section of the article returns to the idea of e-participation as a trust-building strategy. What would make planners trust the citizens in participatory urban planning?Cogitatio2020-06-26info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/up.v5i2.3021oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3021Urban Planning; Vol 5, No 2 (2020): Visual Communication in Urban Design and Planning: The Impact of Mediatisation(s) on the Construction of Urban Futures; 84-932183-7635reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/3021https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v5i2.3021https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/3021/3021Copyright (c) 2020 Joachim Åströmhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessÅström, Joachim2022-12-20T11:00:10Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3021Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:06.547757Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? Åström, Joachim citizen participation; e-participation; new urban agenda; planning practice; smart cities; trust in planning; urban planners |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? |
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Participatory Urban Planning: What Would Make Planners Trust the Citizens? |
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Åström, Joachim |
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Åström, Joachim |
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Åström, Joachim |
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citizen participation; e-participation; new urban agenda; planning practice; smart cities; trust in planning; urban planners |
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citizen participation; e-participation; new urban agenda; planning practice; smart cities; trust in planning; urban planners |
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Based on the critical stance of citizens towards urban planning, growing attention has been directed towards new forms of citizen participation. A key expectation is that advanced digital technologies will reconnect citizens and decision makers and enhance trust in planning. However, empirical evidence suggests participation by itself does not foster trust, and many scholars refer to a general weakness of these initiatives to deliver the expected outcomes. Considering that trust is reciprocal, this article will switch focus and concentrate on planners’ attitudes towards citizens. Do urban planners generally think that citizens are trustworthy? Even though studies show that public officials are more trusting than people in general, it is possible that they do not trust citizens when interacting with government. However, empirical evidence is scarce. While there is plenty of research on citizens’ trust in government, public officials trust in citizens has received little scholarly attention. To address this gap, we will draw on a survey targeted to a representative sample of public managers in Swedish local government (N = 1430). First, urban planners will be compared with other public officials when it comes to their level of trust toward citizens’ ability, integrity and benevolence. In order to understand variations in trust, a set of institutional factors will thereafter be tested, along with more commonly used individual factors. In light of the empirical findings, the final section of the article returns to the idea of e-participation as a trust-building strategy. What would make planners trust the citizens in participatory urban planning? |
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