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Sustainable Development Planning: A Case of Public Participation using Online Forums

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  • Nigel J. Martin
  • John L. Rice
  • Sumit K. Lodhia

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ABSTRACT Public participation in Sustainable Development Planning (SDP) of cities represents significant challenges to governments and private organizations responsible for developing infrastructure. In this study, a regional government used a series of electronic discussion papers and questions to enable online forum discussions and exchanges between 196 participants on the major SDP issues related to city development up to 2030. This study used a rigorous and structured QSR nvivo analysis of 690 online forum postings to determine the participants' major SDP concerns for the city over a 20‐year period. The collective results of the investigation show that future integrated transport networks, higher density residential and commercial land use, and sustainable population growth are still the subject of concern and intense debate among forum participants, SDP experts and the government. The research also demonstrates the capacity of green information and technology systems to serve as important mechanisms for SDP participation and consultation. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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  • Nigel J. Martin & John L. Rice & Sumit K. Lodhia, 2014. "Sustainable Development Planning: A Case of Public Participation using Online Forums," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 22(4), pages 265-275, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:sustdv:v:22:y:2014:i:4:p:265-275
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    1. Wang, Xueqin & Wong, Yiik Diew & Yuen, Kum Fai & Li, Kevin X., 2020. "Environmental governance of transportation infrastructure under Belt and Road Initiative: A unified framework," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 189-199.
    2. Martos, A. & Pacheco-Torres, R. & Ordóñez, J. & Jadraque-Gago, E., 2016. "Towards successful environmental performance of sustainable cities: Intervening sectors. A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 479-495.
    3. Guangdong Wu , & Kaifeng Duan & Jian Zuo & Xianbo Zhao & Daizhong Tang, 2017. "Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Public Rental Housing Community Based on a Hybrid Method of AHP-Entropy Weight and Cloud Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-25, April.
    4. Zhongqiong Qu & Yiming Lu & Zhiqiu Jiang & Ellen Bassett & Tao Tan, 2018. "A Psychological Approach to ‘Public Perception’ of Land-Use Planning: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-20, August.

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