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Applications of Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Urban Development Planning in Developing Countries

Applications of Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Urban Development Planning in Developing Countries

Ismaila Rimi Abubakar
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781522570301|ISBN10: 1522570306|EISBN13: 9781522570318
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7030-1.ch033
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Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi. "Applications of Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Urban Development Planning in Developing Countries." Smart Cities and Smart Spaces: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 738-757. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7030-1.ch033

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Abubakar, I. R. (2019). Applications of Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Urban Development Planning in Developing Countries. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Smart Cities and Smart Spaces: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 738-757). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7030-1.ch033

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Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi. "Applications of Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Urban Development Planning in Developing Countries." In Smart Cities and Smart Spaces: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 738-757. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7030-1.ch033

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Abstract

To efficiently manage growth and changes arising from rapidly increasing population and urbanization trends, developing countries need to employ appropriate tools to analyze the key issues involved. Globally, crowdsourcing is increasingly being applied to facilitate sustainable urban development (SUD) planning process. Crowdsourcing has already proved capable of generating new models for urban planning and governance that source and mobilize diverse social actors working toward sustainable and innovation-oriented urban space. However, few studies have explored crowdsourcing applications in SUD planning in developing countries. Therefore, based on desktop study, this chapter examines applications of crowdsourcing in SUD planning in developing countries. The chapter reviews the conceptual and historical foundation of crowdsourcing, and highlights some exemplary applications of crowdsourcing in SUD planning worldwide. It then discusses the challenges and potentials of crowdsourcing as a tool in planning for SUD in developing countries and concludes with future research directions.

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