• DocumentCode
    566409
  • Title

    The impact of information and communication technologies in spatial planning

  • Author

    Branco-Teixeira, Miguel ; Breda-Vázquez, Isabel

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. de Cienc. e Tecnol., Univ. Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    20-23 June 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    Given the new realities resulting from the territorial development of the network society, the article analyzes the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and planning. It seeks to essentially understand the impact of ICT on spatial planning, both as a working tool for professionals planning or as a vehicle for communication with the public and with public and private. The article concludes by identifying key trends, changes and challenges the widespread use of ICT puts the discipline of planning.
  • Keywords
    town and country planning; ICT; information and communication technologies; network society; professionals planning; spatial planning; territorial development; Computational modeling; Instruments; Internet; Monitoring; Planning; Software; Visualization; ICT; Participation; Planning; Territory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2012 7th Iberian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madrid
  • ISSN
    2166-0727
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2843-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6263175