Public Participation in Planning: Case Study, Planning for Walkability in the City of Helsinki
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Public participation has gained more importance in the planning realm around the world. Through public participation, people would be able to be involved in the planning process, and shape the plan to better people’s life. With the proliferation of technology in our daily life, Ms Maarit will share with us how new technology like map-based PPGIS tools can encourage wider public participation in the planning process.
Speaker Maarit Kahila-Tani has her background in planning geography from University of Helsinki and urbanplanning from Aalto University. Her research focused on new methods forenabling and encouraging wider public participation. In her dissertation, shestudied the opportunities for urban planners to take advantage of map-basedPPGIS tools like Maptionnaire to get ideas and insights from residents.Currently she is the CEO and co-founder of Mapita, the company behindMaptionnaire. She continues to work in the domain of community engagement toolsfor urban planners and city developers. |
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