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Blogging the City: Research, Collaboration, and Engagement in Urban E-Planning. Critical Notes from a Conference

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  • Pierre Clavel

    (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

  • Kenneth Fox

    (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA)

  • Christopher Leo

    (Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada)

  • Anabel Quan-Hasse

    (University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada)

  • Dean Saitta

    (Department of Anthropology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA)

  • LaDale Winling

    (Department of History, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA)

Abstract

Academic blogging has typically been a form of digital scholarship that is under-utilized in academia. Although there are both costs and benefits to blogging at different stages in an academic's career, blogs can provide a rewarding platform for bringing research and academic perspectives to a wide-reaching and broader audience. This note explores the different experiences of each of the co-authors in terms of using blogs for their scholarly communication. The experiences and lessons gained are of particular relevance to urban planners, sociologists, and anthropologists, who study the social, economic, and historical elements of the city. The findings suggest that the motivations and approaches of scholarly blogging are diverse but overall add value to the academic community. Moreover, each testimony in this note provides examples of the benefits of blogging for research, collaboration, and engagement.

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  • Pierre Clavel & Kenneth Fox & Christopher Leo & Anabel Quan-Hasse & Dean Saitta & LaDale Winling, 2015. "Blogging the City: Research, Collaboration, and Engagement in Urban E-Planning. Critical Notes from a Conference," International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), IGI Global, vol. 4(1), pages 54-66, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jepr00:v:4:y:2015:i:1:p:54-66
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