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Digital social innovation and the adoption of #PlanTech : the case of Coventry City Council

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Devlin, Ciaran (2020) Digital social innovation and the adoption of #PlanTech : the case of Coventry City Council. Urban Planning, 5 (4). pp. 59-67. doi:10.17645/up.v5i4.3214 ISSN 2183-7635.

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Abstract

The smart city trend has generated considerable interest in using digital technology to transform urban planning and governance, and in the UK the government funded Connected Places Catapult has been given the remit of stimulating innovation in cities. One of its focuses is urban planning and technology (#PlanTech) which has garnered attention from the Royal Town Planning Institute, a vast number of the UK local authorities, academia and technology companies. #PlanTech aims to revolutionise the urban planning industry across public, private and not for profit sectors in an era where fiscal austerity has catalysed a drive for using advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of operations and decision making. Technological innovation is being promoted to enable local authorities to deliver services with significantly reduced financial resources while simultaneously creating a modernised and more efficient public sector. Within this context, this article uses a detailed ethnographic study of planning functions in Coventry City Council, UK, to analyse how they have adapted so far in response to both austerity and the drive for digital innovation. The article concludes by examining how #PlanTech and digital social innovation may help deliver the broader smart city strategy.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Smart cities , Smart cities -- England -- Coventry, City planning -- Technological innovations -- England -- Coventry
Journal or Publication Title: Urban Planning
Publisher: Cogitatio Press
ISSN: 2183-7635
Official Date: 14 October 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
14 October 2020Published
Volume: 5
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 59-67
DOI: 10.17645/up.v5i4.3214
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 11 November 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access: 11 November 2020
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIED[EPSRC] Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
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