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Dr. Yanliu Lin is an assistant professor at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning in Utrecht University. She has conducted intensive research on the application of new digital tools in supporting citizen participation and stakeholder collaboration in urban planning.
Social media have been increasingly used by governments and planning professionals to gain public opinions, distribute information, and support participation in planning practices. Nevertheless, few studies have been conducted to understand the influence of local contexts and the extent to which social media can enhance citizen power and inclusion. This study investigates the role of social media in citizen participation by taking case studies in the Netherlands. It adopts a mixed methods approach that combines interviews, web scraping, and content analysis to understand the characteristics of social media participation. There are several key findings. First, support policies and a high level of social media penetration rate are preconditions for more inclusive participation. Second, social media enhance social inclusion by engaging many participants, who may not be able to participate via traditional methods. Third, they facilitate interactions and different levels of citizen power, though the government still plays a leading role within top-down approaches. Finally, they improve the effectiveness of participation regarding transparency, accessibility, and workable solutions. However, there are several potential political and social bias associated with social media technology. The combination of online and offline participation methods is properly necessary to engage different groups in the planning process.
Yanliu Lin; Stijn Kant. Using Social Media for Citizen Participation: Contexts, Empowerment, and Inclusion. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6635 .
AMA StyleYanliu Lin, Stijn Kant. Using Social Media for Citizen Participation: Contexts, Empowerment, and Inclusion. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6635.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanliu Lin; Stijn Kant. 2021. "Using Social Media for Citizen Participation: Contexts, Empowerment, and Inclusion." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6635.
Greenways are linear green spaces that are widely incorporated as policy instruments to address various urban issues. Heterogeneity is observed among the forms, functions, and activities of greenways. However, a number of studies have viewed urban greenways as homogeneous landscape features despite the increasing heterogeneity of urban greenways caused by transportation development. Taking the “three-legged stool” theory as a theoretical starting point, this article develops a conceptual framework for understanding the heterogeneous landscapes of urban greenways. The framework is then applied to empirical work in Shenzhen. This study shows that traffic impact, corridor width and land use are crucial factors in determining the heterogeneity of urban greenways and resolving the conflicts that result from the overemphasis on the transportation function of greenways. These factors also determine the primary benefits of greenways and differentiate various types of greenways. Based on field observations and empirical data, we identify four types of greenways in Shenzhen: transport greenways, forest greenways, park greenways and rural greenways. Greenways in Shenzhen have apparent heterogeneity in recreational attractiveness due to the surrounding landscape and external interference. Furthermore, the majority of Shenzhen greenways are nonmotorized transportation infrastructure with narrow corridors of street greenery. The composition and heterogeneity of greenways in Shenzhen are the result of the “one-size-fits-all” approach to greenway typologies and planning activities, which has become a challenge for multipurpose greenway planning in urban environments. Future efforts should place more emphasis on the heterogeneous landscapes of urban greenways in order to develop improvement strategies associated with specific policy goals.
Zheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder; Shifu Wang. Heterogeneous landscapes of urban greenways in Shenzhen: Traffic impact, corridor width and land use. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2020, 55, 126785 .
AMA StyleZheng Liu, Yanliu Lin, Bruno De Meulder, Shifu Wang. Heterogeneous landscapes of urban greenways in Shenzhen: Traffic impact, corridor width and land use. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2020; 55 ():126785.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder; Shifu Wang. 2020. "Heterogeneous landscapes of urban greenways in Shenzhen: Traffic impact, corridor width and land use." Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 55, no. : 126785.
Social background and planning objectives differentiate two kinds of development modes for new towns. One starts in the period of post-urbanization and post-industrialization and is committed to improving living conditions and dispersing urban central areas. The other begins in the stage of pre-urbanization and pre-industrialization with the purpose of promoting the development of urbanization and industrialization. However, academics have not given enough attention to researching the relationship between the different modes and their respective social backgrounds. This paper first proposes these two kinds of development modes and analyses how their different social contexts and institutional backgrounds lead to different planning and construction characteristics. Then, taking Beijing as an example, this paper presents a complete review of the development and transformation history of the planning and construction of China’s new towns with different urbanization levels and in an institutional context. The whole history and transformation process can be considered a demonstration and evolution of the two different development modes. Accordingly, by analyzing the respective characteristics and transformation processes in different periods, this study reveals the impact of social background on the new towns’ development and the problems caused by different development modes.
Xiaoxiao Cai; Bruno De Meulder; Yanliu Lin; Hong Sun. New Towns’ Planning and Construction in the Pre-Urbanization or Post-Urbanization Period: A Case Study of the New Towns’ Development Process of Beijing. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3721 .
AMA StyleXiaoxiao Cai, Bruno De Meulder, Yanliu Lin, Hong Sun. New Towns’ Planning and Construction in the Pre-Urbanization or Post-Urbanization Period: A Case Study of the New Towns’ Development Process of Beijing. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (9):3721.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiaoxiao Cai; Bruno De Meulder; Yanliu Lin; Hong Sun. 2020. "New Towns’ Planning and Construction in the Pre-Urbanization or Post-Urbanization Period: A Case Study of the New Towns’ Development Process of Beijing." Sustainability 12, no. 9: 3721.
The perception of greenways has been intensively investigated to understand the attitudes of stakeholders and to study the preferences of greenway users. In the Pearl River Delta, there has been a long-term debate on the form and function of greenways in campaign-style development, but few studies have focused on the public perception of greenways. Through both onsite and online investigations, this study obtained first-hand data about the user perceptions of greenways in selected case studies and developed an overall understanding of the public perception of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) greenways. Moreover, to examine the academic debate, we further distributed questionnaires to groups that had professional educational backgrounds related to greenway planning. The results showed that, in contrast with the academic debate, the user, public and professional perceptions were positive toward PRD greenways. Although it has been commonly recognized that bikeways compose the primary form of PRD greenways, the results suggested that the public has multiple needs for greenways, in which the primary demands are recreation and transportation. The investigation also identified many issues in greenway practices regarding the accessibility of greenway spaces, the coherence of nonmotorized routes, and the landscape characteristics of the greenways. Finally, this study suggests that more effort should be placed on the everyday demands of greenways, including accessible recreational resources and safe, comfortable, and coherent nonmotorized routes.
Nannan Zhao; Zheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder. User, Public, and Professional Perceptions of the Greenways in the Pearl River Delta, China. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7211 .
AMA StyleNannan Zhao, Zheng Liu, Yanliu Lin, Bruno De Meulder. User, Public, and Professional Perceptions of the Greenways in the Pearl River Delta, China. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (24):7211.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNannan Zhao; Zheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder. 2019. "User, Public, and Professional Perceptions of the Greenways in the Pearl River Delta, China." Sustainability 11, no. 24: 7211.
In recent years, the widespread use of social media has generated new and big datasets and provided new platforms for urban planning. However, existing studies have often been case-specific or focused on a specific planning domain, leaving the role of social media in urban planning generally questioned. This study conducts a systematic review of to which extent social media can be used in urban planning. There are two main findings. On the one hand, social media data have been increasingly used for urban analysis and modelling, often combined with conventional and new datasets. The domains of application include individual activity patterns, urban land use, transportation behavior, and landscape. On the other hand, social media have provided a new platform for participation, communication and collaboration. They provide new opportunities for cities to hear the voices of distinctive social groups, even those who do not formally participate in planning processes. In recent years, citizens have used social media to initiate and organize themselves collective actions in planning practices. Issues of using social media data in urban planning include population and spatial biases, privacy issues, and difficulties in extracting useful information out of the social media data. It is necessary to pay more attention to the proper dealing with these issues during the collection and methodological handling of social media data.
Yanliu Lin; Stan Geertman. Can Social Media Play a Role in Urban Planning? A Literature Review. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography 2019, 69 -84.
AMA StyleYanliu Lin, Stan Geertman. Can Social Media Play a Role in Urban Planning? A Literature Review. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. 2019; ():69-84.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanliu Lin; Stan Geertman. 2019. "Can Social Media Play a Role in Urban Planning? A Literature Review." Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography , no. : 69-84.
The modern greenway movement in China originated in 2010 when Guangdong Provincial Government launched the Pearl River Delta greenway network. The PRD greenway planning has strategic objectives that respond to issues associated with urbanization in the region. This article presents a conceptual framework that explains the potential impact of several key factors in the planning context on the strategic uses of greenways. The framework is then applied to empirical research carried out in the PRD. The results show that greenway planning is a feasible strategy to promote rural economic development by attracting tourists and promoting the development of service sectors. In general, the PRD greenways function as a social strategy: they create new recreational spaces and provide public goods and facilities in both urban and rural areas. However, the results also show that many greenways lack landscape and ecological strategies and become primarily a transportation strategy that defines space for walking and cycling routes in urban areas. The emerging transportation-led greenways reflect the inconsistency of planning goals and outcomes, which is a compromise to both the centralized administrative system and the inadequacy of greenway resources. This article concludes that although strong leadership is necessary in greenway development, insufficient social participation can undermine the achievement of the goals and priorities of the greenway plan, particularly the ecological goals and functions. How to engage local agencies, interested groups, and affected stakeholders in the planning and decision-making process has become a big challenge for greenway planning in the PRD greenways.
Zheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder; Shifu Wang. Can greenways perform as a new planning strategy in the Pearl River Delta, China? Landscape and Urban Planning 2019, 187, 81 -95.
AMA StyleZheng Liu, Yanliu Lin, Bruno De Meulder, Shifu Wang. Can greenways perform as a new planning strategy in the Pearl River Delta, China? Landscape and Urban Planning. 2019; 187 ():81-95.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZheng Liu; Yanliu Lin; Bruno De Meulder; Shifu Wang. 2019. "Can greenways perform as a new planning strategy in the Pearl River Delta, China?" Landscape and Urban Planning 187, no. : 81-95.
The development of information and communications technology (ICT) has promoted the rapid growth of e-commerce, which has gradually changed the city. Networking and migration are also key driving forces for contemporary urban development. Although a growing body of literature has studied e-commerce development, there is a lack of theoretical and empirical research to understand the impact of e-commerce and migration on urbanism. This study is an attempt to fill the gap. It firstly proposes a concept framework of E-urbanism that includes three interwoven layers, namely of ICT infrastructure and production networks, social networks and power relations, and urban form and land use. The framework is then applied to understand the influence of e-commerce and migration on the socio-spatial transformation of Taobao villages in Guangzhou city, China. This article concludes that ICT infrastructure and production networks form the foundation of e-commerce development, while social networks of rural migrants are important sources of social capital in the formation of Taobao villages. The existing physical forms provide opportunities for e-commerce growth, which has in turn reshaped them. E-commerce is fundamentally revolutionizing urbanism, the intertwinement of social and spatial reorganization of the city.
Yanliu Lin. E-urbanism: E-commerce, migration, and the transformation of Taobao villages in urban China. Cities 2018, 91, 202 -212.
AMA StyleYanliu Lin. E-urbanism: E-commerce, migration, and the transformation of Taobao villages in urban China. Cities. 2018; 91 ():202-212.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanliu Lin. 2018. "E-urbanism: E-commerce, migration, and the transformation of Taobao villages in urban China." Cities 91, no. : 202-212.
There has been increasing scholarly interest in the concepts and practices of smart governance. However, there is a lack of comparative studies of smart governance in different institutional contexts. This study develops a framework for comparing smart governance in different institutional and technological contexts. Comparative and discourse analyses are conducted to understand the similarities and differences of smart governance practices in selected Western countries and China. A key finding of this study is that different institutions have largely affected smart governance strategies, arrangements and outcomes. Smart governance is tightly linked with e-governance and e-democracy in some Western countries, while it officially emphasizes smart management and service in China. A common aspect is that the increasing use of social media, smartphones, portals, crowdsourcing platforms, and planning support systems have generally promoted smart governments and services, e-participation, and wider collaboration through both top-down and bottom-up approaches. This could lead to gradual changes in government organizations, new relations between governments, the private sector and citizens, and improvements in the city.
Yanliu Lin. A comparison of selected Western and Chinese smart governance: The application of ICT in governmental management, participation and collaboration. Telecommunications Policy 2018, 42, 800 -809.
AMA StyleYanliu Lin. A comparison of selected Western and Chinese smart governance: The application of ICT in governmental management, participation and collaboration. Telecommunications Policy. 2018; 42 (10):800-809.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanliu Lin. 2018. "A comparison of selected Western and Chinese smart governance: The application of ICT in governmental management, participation and collaboration." Telecommunications Policy 42, no. 10: 800-809.
Yanliu Lin; Zheng Liu; Shifu Wang. The Reference for Chinese Public Rental Housing from the Dutch Experience. Urban Planning International 2017, 32, 138 -145.
AMA StyleYanliu Lin, Zheng Liu, Shifu Wang. The Reference for Chinese Public Rental Housing from the Dutch Experience. Urban Planning International. 2017; 32 (1):138-145.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanliu Lin; Zheng Liu; Shifu Wang. 2017. "The Reference for Chinese Public Rental Housing from the Dutch Experience." Urban Planning International 32, no. 1: 138-145.
The scientific literature on smart cities has focused on innovative developments in information and communication technology (ICT) and on its consequences for urban life and policy making. In line with these, Batty et al. (Eur Phys J Spec Top 214:481–518, 2012) state that new technological developments are providing for new types of analysis, public participation and multi-actor collaboration , blurring the boundaries between smart cities and urban planning. We take this statement as a starting point for our discussion and put attention on the interplay between new ICT, smart cities and spatial planning. We focus in particular on the triangular relationship between smart governance as one of the areas of smart cities (Giffinger et al. in Ranking of European medium-sized cities, 2007), collaborative planning as a present form of spatial planning, and planning support systems (PSS) as a specific form of ICT dedicated to planning tasks. Collaborative planning is characterized by consensus building among distinctive stakeholders in participatory processes. Smart governance adds ICT-related components (e.g. efficient communication; data exchange) to the concept of collaborative planning. Finally, PSS involves the creation and use of tools to support professional planners’ tasks, including introducing relevant geoinformation and facilitating participation. To illustrate this triangular relationship, we examine some practical case studies from China, Finland, and the USA that suggest how web-based and model-based PSS can fulfil a supportive role, to realize smart governance in spatial planning by promoting effective communication and collaboration between various actors, and by strengthening the transparency of the decision-making process. We conclude that collaborative planning can become a form of smart governance under two basic conditions, namely of recent developments in the applicable ICT and an appropriate institutional design.
Yanliu Lin; Stan Geertman. Smart Governance, Collaborative Planning and Planning Support Systems: A Fruitful Triangle? Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography 2015, 261 -277.
AMA StyleYanliu Lin, Stan Geertman. Smart Governance, Collaborative Planning and Planning Support Systems: A Fruitful Triangle? Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. 2015; ():261-277.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanliu Lin; Stan Geertman. 2015. "Smart Governance, Collaborative Planning and Planning Support Systems: A Fruitful Triangle?" Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography , no. : 261-277.
In recent decades, governance approaches have been widely advocated in the context of immigrant communities. The interplay between state, market, and civil society results in several modes of governance in these approaches. This chapter shows that each mode of governance has its positive and negative consequences for the regeneration of immigrant communities. Planning support systems (PSS) can assist in dealing with the negative consequences. This chapter suggests that three types of PSS—namely “informing PSS,” “communicating PSS,” and “analyzing PSS”—can play a distinctive role in dealing with the specific deficiencies of each mode of governance in the context of immigrant communities.
Yanliu Lin; Stan Geertman. Governance Approaches in the Regeneration of Immigrant Communities: Potential Roles of Planning Support Systems (PSS). Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography 2013, 433 -449.
AMA StyleYanliu Lin, Stan Geertman. Governance Approaches in the Regeneration of Immigrant Communities: Potential Roles of Planning Support Systems (PSS). Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. 2013; ():433-449.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanliu Lin; Stan Geertman. 2013. "Governance Approaches in the Regeneration of Immigrant Communities: Potential Roles of Planning Support Systems (PSS)." Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography , no. : 433-449.