Lu, X., Hehl-Lange, S. and Lange, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-2917-697X (2023) Urban planning exhibition halls in the Pearl River Delta for planning communication and public participation. In: Nijhuis, S., Sun, Y. and Lange, E., (eds.) Adaptive Urban Transformation: Urban Landscape Dynamics, Regional Design and Territorial Governance in the Pearl River Delta, China. The Urban Book Series . Springer International Publishing , pp. 195-205. ISBN 9783030898274
Abstract
Planning exhibitions are one of the tools for raising awareness and civic engagement in urban planning, yet their effectiveness has hardly been examined in practice. This study aims to quantify the impact of the urban planning exhibition halls (UPEHs) in China on planning communication and public participation. The Guangzhou UPEH, a vital knowledge hub in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), is used as a case study. Using a repeated measures design, 115 adult visitors to the Guangzhou UPEH were randomly recruited and surveyed before and after visiting. Participants’ knowledge of and degree of involvement in urban planning significantly improved after their visits. Levels of education, prior knowledge and visiting length were found to influence specific dimensions of knowledge acquisition. The study highlights implications for the potential of planning exhibitions for better engaging with the general public in the planning process.
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Keywords: | Planning communication; Public participation; Urban planning exhibition hall |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Landscape Architecture (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy EP/R024979/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2024 14:18 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2024 14:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Series Name: | The Urban Book Series |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-89828-1_10 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215770 |