Demonstration of public participation and communication through social media in the network society within Shanghai

Zhao, Minyuan; Lin, Yanliu; Derudder, Ben

doi:10.1177/2399808317690154

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“…ICT technology and platforms provide a convenient, open, transparent, and interactive dialogue for the general public, but ICT tools may not entirely replace traditional participation methods, particularly for the groups such as low-income or elderly groups who, as our results show, are distant from the new technologies. Groups of citizens with similar characteristics can easily collect and gather in the network society, which hinders objective appraisal from unusual, minority, or unpopular opinions as a result of crowd pressure, so it's more important for dependence on qualified leaders and effective cooperation approaches during the whole organization process (Zhao et al, 2018). How to integrate both traditional and ICT-based technology into urban planning participation strategies needs to be further studied.…”

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The Public’s Acceptance of and Intention to Use ICTs when Participating in Urban Planning Processes

Feng

Timmermans

et al. 2020

Journal of Urban Technology

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Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Public’s Acceptance of and Intention to Use ICTs when Participating in Urban Planning Processes

Feng

Timmermans

et al. 2020

Journal of Urban Technology

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“…e transport agencies and local magazines disseminated the message about the abolition of the bus route on Weibo. Since a large number of citizens commented on this message and expressed their nostalgia for the bus route, the local government was pushed to interact with citizens and completely change the initial plan [15].…”

Section: Online Public Participation In the Transport Policy-mentioning

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“…Besides, a similar pattern can be discovered in both networks of GCPN and ECPN in that the entire network was sparse whereas individuals were centralized within several groups (i.e., two major groups in GCPN and three major groups in ECPN). In general, these findings reveal the characteristic of more open and decentralized policy participation than that of traditional topdown policy-making [15]. e network structure statistics were then calculated to quantitively characterize the pattern of networks of GCPN and ECPN (see Table 1).…”

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Demonstration of Participation Networks in Urban Transport Policy of Public and Private Sectors through Social Media: The Case of Bike-Sharing Pricing Strategy in China

Chen

Hua

et al. 2021

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Social media has become a valuable platform that enables public and private stakeholders to participate and interact in various transport policies. Using a network-based perspective and a case study of bike-sharing pricing strategies in China, this paper aims to quantitatively characterize the pattern and structure of multi-stakeholders engagement networks. Furthermore, this paper also empirically examines the confirmation bias that might exist among participants. Dataset on retweets from the Chinese Twitter-Sina Weibo is collected. Results reveal two types of important actors with unequal roles in terms of information diffusion: the “network root” and the “network bridge.” The former is mainly comprised of organizations and influential individuals who dominate message sharing, whereas the latter is comprised of the general public with various occupational backgrounds who control the efficiency and the scope of information spreading. The result also reveals a hierarchical structure in both networks and a community gathering like-minded individuals. The empirical result also demonstrates the existence of echo chambers in the transport participation network of governments and enterprises. Most echo chambers operate such that organizations or influential individuals amplify the views of the general public with more critical viewpoints. These findings of this study can assist transport stakeholders in crafting more sustainable strategies based on the understanding of uneven patterns in online public participation. Furthermore, this study sheds insights on how social media could be used to facilitate the collection of diverse people’s opinions and the evaluation of multi-stakeholder engagement for major transport issues.

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“…Due to the rapid growth of the ICT industry, the Internet and social media have become the major outlets for human communication, as well as effective tools for conducting social research [50]. The first ICT tools supporting urban planning and social participation have emerged already, in the late 1990s [51].…”

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“…In the process of establishing effective communication with the citizens, governments should rely on online methods to create a more economically efficient bottom-up approach and to ensure that public services better accommodate the needs and expectations of community members [42]. ICT tools also lead to greater transparency in local and central administration and promote effective communication between the government and the citizens [50]. The role and significance of social participation in local governance has been emphasized in the literature, but some researchers have also commented on the lack of detailed analyses that explore the importance of public involvement in the development of smart cities [44,[52][53][54].…”

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Access to ICT in Poland and the Co-Creation of Urban Space in the Process of Modern Social Participation in a Smart City—A Case Study

Szarek-Iwaniuk

Senetra

2020

Sustainability

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A smart city is one of the latest concepts in the development of modern cities. It has evolved from the foregoing smart cities 1.0 and 2.0 to the smart city 3.0, where members of the local community play the main role as not only the recipients of the introduced changes and modern technology, but also as the creators of urban space. One of the goals of a smart city 3.0 is to promote sustainable urban development by improving the quality of life, enhancing social participation, and involving local community members in planning and decision-making processes. This study set out to determine the role and significance of e-participation methods in the smart city concept. The results of questionnaires exploring the importance of e-participation in urban development are presented. The paper also discusses changes in the availability of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Poland. The secondary goal was to present the geo-questionnaire and Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) as modern research tools. Internet tools based on geoinformation systems have considerable potential for mobilizing social participation in spatial planning (Public Participation GIS). The present study postulates the need for modern social participation methods in shaping urban space and promoting the sustainable development of cities. The study highlights the main challenges in the research process. The cooperation between the authorities and the citizens contributes to the development of a civil society, informed decision-making, social involvement in public life, and more effective governance at the local, regional, and national level. Measures that foster cooperation between the authorities and local communities, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), and growing social awareness and social participation in managing development are the components of a modern smart city and the building blocks of an e-society. The study also revealed positive changes in access to ICT and their contribution to bridging the digital divide in Poland. Higher levels of social awareness regarding participation and e-participation promote the growth of smart cities.

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Demonstration of public participation and communication through social media in the network society within Shanghai

Cited by 19 publications

References 52 publications

The Public’s Acceptance of and Intention to Use ICTs when Participating in Urban Planning Processes

The Public’s Acceptance of and Intention to Use ICTs when Participating in Urban Planning Processes

Demonstration of Participation Networks in Urban Transport Policy of Public and Private Sectors through Social Media: The Case of Bike-Sharing Pricing Strategy in China

Access to ICT in Poland and the Co-Creation of Urban Space in the Process of Modern Social Participation in a Smart City—A Case Study

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