Impact on Education

This project develops innovative theoretical frameworks for understanding the impact of social media and new digital technologies on collaborative planning, along with new methodological approaches that combine social media data analytics with qualitative methods. It has had a significant impact on education, contributing to several MSc and BSc theses. The project’s findings have also integrated to several existing courses and are informing the development of a new course focused on the digitalization of planning and geography at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University.

 Theses

Claire Simpson (2024) Digital twin technology for digital planning in the Netherlands. MSc thesis, Master’s programme Spatial Planning, Utrecht University.

Bram van Bergen (2024) Mobile Apps in Planning Processes: Case study research into the implementation of mobile participation in infrastructure projects in the Netherlands. MSc thesis, Master’s programme Spatial Planning, Utrecht University.

Yujia Qiu (2023) Beyond  the city simulation game: using social media data to explore players’ perceptions of urban planning in the online community of Cities:Skylines. MSc thesis, Research Master Program of Global Urban Transformations, Utrecht Universit.

Neghah Hosseini Ojagh (2022) Exploring the influence of online social networks on the urban sustainability transition: A case study of Dutch urban planning and Twitter. MSc thesis, Master’s programme Spatial Planning, Utrecht University.

Yuchen Chen (2022) Using social media data to understand crowding and conflict in park during the COVID-19 pandemic. MSc thesis, Research Master Program of Urban and Economic Geography, Utrecht University.

Koen Kappetijn (2022) Social media in planning practice: A case study of the Hedwigepolder.  BSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University.

Max Weijers  (2022) Public spheres in collaborative planning: What is the influence of online and offline public spheres on collaborative planning. BSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University.

Sem Jochems (2021) Paving the way digitally: Research about the usefulness of planning support systems for environment management in large-scale infrastructure projects in the Netherlands. MSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University.

Marten van Buiten (2021) How to evaluate digital tools in public participation?. MSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University.

Björn Thomas (2020) Social media and online participatory tools for urban planning. BSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University.

Jelle Weijer (2020) The use of Facebook data to visualize public opinions and location patterns in Utrecht. BSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University。

Stijn Kant (2020) Social media for citizen participation. BSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University.

Tomas Brouwer (2020) The pandemic neighbourhood: the use of online social networks and platforms for community engagement in the COVID-19 crisis. BSc thesis, Department of Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University.