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'''Article: [[Crowdsourcing]] the Public Participation Process for Planning Projects. by Daren C. Brabham. (University of Utah, USA). Planning Theory 2009; 8; 242'''

URL = http://www.darenbrabham.com/files/brabhamplanning.pdf [http://plt.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/3/242]


=Abstract= 

"Public involvement is a central concern for urban planners, but
the challenge for planners is how best to implement such programs, given
many difficulties inherent in the typical public involvement process. The
medium of the Web enables us to harness collective intellect among a
population in ways face-to-face planning meetings cannot. This article
argues that the crowdsourcing model, a successful,Web-based, distributed
problem solving and production model for business, is an appropriate
model for enabling the citizen participation process in public planning
projects. This article begins with an exploration of the challenges of public
participation in urban planning projects, particularly in the harnessing of
creative solutions. An explanation of the theories of collective intelligence
and crowd wisdom follows, arguing for the medium of the Web as an
appropriate technology for harnessing far-flung genius. An exploration of
crowdsourcing in a hypothetical neighborhood planning example, along
with a consideration of the challenges of implementing crowdsourcing,
concludes the article."

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