During interviews with members of the property development industry, PlaceSpeak learned about several key barriers to the industry adopting online technologies for public consultations. These barriers can be divided into two main categories, with obvious overlap between ...
The last in a series of excerpts from an article published in the Winter 2012/2013 edition of Plan Canada, a quarterly magazine published by the Canadian Institute of Planners. The article was written by PlaceSpeak associate Maureen Mendoaza. PlaceSpeak: Changing ...
As we’ve noted before, there is a crisis in public consultation. People don’t trust the process anymore. At the same time, Internet technology and social media offer unprecedented opportunities for engaged public participation. Governments at all ...
The ability to bring public consultations online to make it easy for people to connect with issues holds great promise. Online tools can encourage greater participation in public consultations. They offer more ways to hear ...