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Plans Versus Political Priorities
Journal of the American Planning Association ( IF 6.074 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 , DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2020.1831401
Albert Tonghoon Han , Lucie Laurian , Jim Dewald

Abstract

Problem, research strategy, and findings

Local elected officials play a leadership role in setting plan directions and can jeopardize implementation if they are not committed to plan goals. In this research, we apply topic modeling, semantic networks, and sentiment analyses to Calgary’s (Canada) plans and candidates’ social media communications in the 2017 Calgary municipal election to assess alignments or divergences between plans’ and candidates’ priorities. Though the mayor, ward representatives, incumbents, and challengers prioritized different topics, we find overall support for transit infrastructure, development, and improving the downtown and the municipal tax base. However, candidates showed little interest in environmental issues, growth management, and regional cooperation, which are important plan goals that may not be addressed. The methodology has limitations: Using social media posts underrepresents the views of some candidates; text data processing may miss metaphorical phrases; elected officials’ priorities during campaigns may not determine their actual votes once in office; and this cross-sectional analysis does not capture the ever-changing relations between officials’ priorities, plan-making, and implementation.

Takeaway for practice

Candidates focused mainly on transit and taxes to the detriment of regional and environmental issues (energy, watershed, and growth management), revealing the incoming municipal administration’s priorities and its potential blind spots. Planners may use this methodology to analyze large text data from both online and offline sources, understand local implementation barriers, explain shifts in municipal policy directions, and engage elected officials to build support for important plan components.



中文翻译:

计划与政治优先事项

摘要

问题,研究策略和发现

当地民选官员在制定计划方向方面发挥领导作用,如果他们不致力于计划目标,可能会危害实施。在这项研究中,我们将主题建模,语义网络和情感分析应用于2017年卡尔加里市政选举中的卡尔加里(加拿大)计划和候选人的社交媒体传播,以评估计划与候选人优先事项之间的一致性或差异性。尽管市长,区代表,在职者和挑战者将优先事项划分为不同的优先级,但我们发现总体支持公交基础设施,发展以及改善市区和市镇的税基。但是,候选人对环境问题,增长管理和区域合作几乎没有兴趣,而这些问题可能无法解决,这是重要的计划目标。该方法有局限性:使用社交媒体帖子不足以代表某些候选人的观点;文本数据处理可能会丢失隐喻短语;广告活动无法确定曾在办公室的实际投票中当选官员的优先事项; 而且这种横断面的分析并没有反映官员的优先级,计划制定和实施之间不断变化的关系。

外卖练习

候选人主要关注过境和税收,以损害区域和环境问题(能源,分水岭和增长管理),揭示了即将到来的市政当局的优先事项及其潜在的盲点。规划者可以使用这种方法来分析来自在线和离线来源的大量文本数据,了解本地实施的障碍,解释市政政策方向的变化,并让民选官员为重要的计划组成部分提供支持。

更新日期:2020-11-06
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