CIVICA Democracy in the 21st Century Seminar Series: “Democracy and smart cities: issues, topics, examples”

In the otherwise rich debate on smart cities, the intersection of land use and spatial planning, on the one hand, their social and societal implications, on the other hand, and finally, the potential inherent in ICT-enhanced tools underlying the functioning, operation, management, and administration of smart city, remain overlooked. Considering that, due to multiple environmental and societal pressures, land use, has become more political than ever, whereby pleas for open and transparent methods of coordination, deliberation, and participation proliferate, it is imperative that citizens are involved in the land use policymaking at the level of the city and the neighborhoods. Even if substantial literature addressing each of these issues exists, approaches that would fit these multiple pieces of the puzzle together in one equation are still missing. By elaborating on the findings of an online survey (N = 5752) involving the citizens of a smart city (Lublin, Poland), this paper responds to this imperative. The findings suggest that utilizing insights from e-participation tools and surveys, in combination with more traditional instruments, such as meetings, debates, and workshops, not only may significantly improve land use policies in (smart) cities, but also make the imperative of deliberative democracy feasible. 

The presentation draws from findings and arguments presented in the article “Engaging citizens in land use policy in the smart city context”.

Kędra, A., Maleszyk, P., Visvizi, A. (2023) Engaging citizens in land use policy in the smart city context, Land Use Policy, Volume 129, 2023, 106649

Speakers

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Anna Visvizi, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Head of the International Economic Policy Department (ZMPE), Institute of International Studies, SGH Warsaw School of Economics; Editor-in-Chief – Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy.
 

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Piotr Maleszyk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chair of Economic and Regional Policy, Institute of Economics and Finance, Maria Skłodowska University in Lublin (UMCS); Adviser, Association of Polish Cities; co-author of the Lublin 2030 Strategy 

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Should you have questions, please, contact the organizers at Anna Visvizi (avisvi@sgh.waw.pl).

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