Networked dynamics of knowledge integration in strategic spatial planning processes: a social network approach

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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Regional Studies, Volume 55, issue 5, pp. 870-882

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Planning processes guiding sustainable urban futures are typically complex, non-linear and value-laden, but their knowledge dynamics are still not adequately understood. This paper explores the potential of social network analysis (SNA) as a part of mixed-method approach for analysing the dynamic social context of knowledge integration in planning processes. The empirical study uses detailed longitudinal data of a four-year statutory planning process in the Nordic context, providing a methodological contribution for understanding knowledge integration in planning with visual–analytical methods and actor-relational criteria. Findings provide a new understanding of the actual social realities of planning practice and the further conceptualization of situated process dynamics.

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Eräranta, S & Mladenovic, M 2021, 'Networked dynamics of knowledge integration in strategic spatial planning processes: a social network approach', Regional Studies, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 870-882. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1739637