ABSTRACT

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become an integral component of urban planning practice in the last 30 years. The applications, utility and fit of specific technologies within planning practice have been widely discussed, however the use of ICTs by planning practitioners beyond individual case studies is unknown. This paper explores the results of an online survey of Australian and UK planners and comparatively benchmarks the types and extent of use of ICTs in planning practice, and the factors inhibiting or enabling the use of different ICTs. The paper concludes with reflections on the relationship between ICTs and urban planning.

摘要

过去 30 年来，信息和通信技术 (ICT) 已成为城市规划实践中不可或缺的组成部分。特定技术在规划实践中的应用、效用和适用性已得到广泛讨论，但规划从业者在个别案例研究之外对信息通信技术的使用尚不清楚。本文探讨了对澳大利亚和英国规划者进行的在线调查的结果，并对规划实践中信息通信技术的使用类型和程度以及抑制或促进不同信息通信技术的使用的因素进行了比较基准测试。本文最后反思了信息通信技术与城市规划之间的关系。