Planning in the age of Facebook: The role of social networking in planning processes

GeoJournal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-420

  Evans Cowley, Jennifer S ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; Public participation; Social networking; Urban planning; Zoning

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FACEBOOK; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKINGS; PLANNING PROCESS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; RAPID GROWTH; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES;

PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; URBAN PLANNING; ZONING;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING PROCESS; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 78649246113     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-010-9388-0     Document Type: Article

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