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Investigating E-Planning in Practice: An Actor-Network Case Study Approach

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  • Wayne Williamson

    (University of New South Wales, Australia)

  • Bruno Parolin

    (University of New South Wales, Australia)

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The call by Geertman (2008) for research into the factual support role and organizational context in which a form of e-planning referred to as planning support systems (PSS) are created, implemented and used in planning practice is the basis for this research. Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is used as a framework to investigate and evaluate the social and technical interactions involved in PSS implementation and usage. Allowing the researcher to trace interactions between human and non-human actors, focusing on what causes actors to align with a network and what constitutes a stable network. Case studies have been conducted on three PSS implementations in the Australian State of New South Wales. The case studies document the complex and wide ranging resources that are necessary to create and implement a PSS and the organizational context in which three PSS implementations either succeeded or failed. This article explores the end result of this study further in the article.

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  • Wayne Williamson & Bruno Parolin, 2012. "Investigating E-Planning in Practice: An Actor-Network Case Study Approach," International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), IGI Global, vol. 1(3), pages 68-86, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jepr00:v:1:y:2012:i:3:p:68-86
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