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Abstract
Social media plays an increasingly prominent role in the interaction between impact assessments and society. Impact assessment is thus becoming part of social networks that are claimed to be able to improve interaction between actors in impact assessment processes. By investigating the use of social media in impact assessment and planning processes of national linear infrastructure development, we explore how social media impinge on participatory practices and how the potential of social media is realized in the current use related to public participation processes. The study focuses on experiences among national developers working in road, rail, electricity, gas, and metro infrastructures in Denmark. The article shows that the current use of social media in public participatory practices is limited to branding and on-way communication and that the increasing use of social media in linear infrastructure planning gives rise to a variety of concerns among developers that are related to especially organizational cultures, perception of the target groups, and prioritization of resources.
Translated title of the contribution | Sociale mediers brug i miljøvurdering: erfaringer blandt nationale infrastrukturudviklere i Danmark |
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Original language | English |
Journal | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 456-466 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 1461-5517 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- Denmark
- impact assessment
- linear infrastructures
- public participation
- Social media
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Constructive Public Participation: The scientific basis for a better interaction
Lyhne, I., Nielsen, H. N. & Aaen, S. B.
01/05/2013 → 01/09/2016
Project: Research
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