Participation Models and Prospects of Urban and Rural Spatial Governance in the Network Society
ZHONG Jiahui, ZHAO Miaoxi, WEI Zhaobin, ZHANG Xiaoyu, SHI Haochen
Abstract：
Internet technology is applied to public participation, and its importance in urban and rural spatial governance system is becoming increasingly prominent. Based on a review of domestic and international research developments, this paper conducts an empirical analysis of government websites, social media and case law materials; the participation mode of internet environment in urban and rural spatial governance has been discussed, and the role mechanism of network society in planning administrative communication, judicial case adjudication, and auxiliary decision-making discretion is revealed. This paper finds that on the one hand, the network has been widely used in various urban and rural governance practices, especially in the retrieval of similar cases and evidence discovery, which can significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of urban and rural planning, and accelerate the mode transformation of urban and rural spatial governance decision-making system. On the other hand, the in-depth application of internet tools is conducive to restricting the degree of discretion, and it is recommended to optimize urban and rural governance in terms of cultivating adjudications, determining the counterparts, referencing similar cases and multi-entity decision-making control. We suggest the integration of network society into our exploration and planning sector, aiming to fortify its public trust mechanisms. This will lead to an expansion in grassroots organization efficacy and service offerings, which goal is to implement a system for resolving urban and rural spatial issues at their origin. It is also necessary to analyze the network participation model based on the locality and sublimate it into a new paradigm of urban and rural spatial governance.