TY - JOUR
T1 - Moving to Online Planning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
T2 - An Assessment of Zoom and the Impact of ICT on Planning Boards’ Discussions
AU - Mualam, Nir
AU - Israel, Emil
AU - Max, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper examines the shift to remote participation in planning board hearings during the outbreak of COVID-19. Using the results of an exploratory survey among 182 planners, public officials, and stakeholders, we explore perceptions about this transition, compare online and face-to-face engagements, and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of video-conference meetings. The findings indicate that video conferencing in planning merits future use, yet it also highlights key limitations of virtual meetings. Regardless of the findings here, the long-term effects of video conferencing and online decision-making remain to be seen.
AB - This paper examines the shift to remote participation in planning board hearings during the outbreak of COVID-19. Using the results of an exploratory survey among 182 planners, public officials, and stakeholders, we explore perceptions about this transition, compare online and face-to-face engagements, and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of video-conference meetings. The findings indicate that video conferencing in planning merits future use, yet it also highlights key limitations of virtual meetings. Regardless of the findings here, the long-term effects of video conferencing and online decision-making remain to be seen.
KW - COVID-19
KW - ICT
KW - decision-making
KW - online planning
KW - remote participation
KW - video conferencing
KW - zoom
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133335505&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0739456X221105811
DO - 10.1177/0739456X221105811
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AN - SCOPUS:85133335505
SN - 0739-456X
JO - Journal of Planning Education and Research
JF - Journal of Planning Education and Research
ER -