Community Engagement Blog

Maptionnaire’s blog is a collection of stories about community engagement. Discover insights and best practices about public participation, latest Maptionnaire tech developments & news, and tips for using Maptionnaire.

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Campus planning: Guide to involving students, staff, and other stakeholders

A step-by-step guide to integrating community engagement into the campus planning and design process.

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Community Engagement Trends
Counties, cities, and sites – oh my! Planners gear up for all scales of community engagement

Improve public participation in projects of all scales with digital map-based community engagement

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Maptionnaire Connecting Community 2024 brought community engagement and participation experts together

On January 18th, 2024, Maptionnaire organized its annual event for community engagement experts in Helsinki, Finland.

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6 best practices for organizing digital community engagement

An analysis on how Finnish municipalities, the forerunners in citizen engagement digitalization, are organizing impactful participation in the planning process.

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Participatory Mapping: Best Practices, Tools, and Examples

Participatory mapping is superb for engaging communities in the planning process. Discover the best practices, tools, and examples of mapping inside.

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Digital Stakeholder Engagement Proves Crucial for Deciding on a Hunting Concession in Nuuk

Learn how PPGIS affects policymaking and engagement culture in Nuuk within the ArcticHubs project. 

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Unlocking GIS in Urban Planning: Benefits, Application & Examples

GIS in urban planning enhances data integration, improves communications, and makes citizen engagement more actionable. More insights inside!

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Tech Developments
Tech News: Map-Based Discussions, List View, and Word Clouds

These Maptionnaire updates enable you to engage residents in localized discussions, view your items as a list, and explore answers with Word Clouds.

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10 Guidelines for Inclusive Community Engagement

Grab these 10 guidelines for inclusive community engagement crafted by industry professionals, planners, and academics.

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10 Best Urban Planning Podcasts to Tune in to in 2023

Find an urban planning podcast from our top 10 list for 2023! Insider tips, best practices, and failures from the industry practitioners.

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Children’s Independent Mobility and Active Transportation: Anna Broberg at Urbanistica Podcast

Anna Broberg of Maptionnaire joins the Urbanistica Podcast to discuss how planners can make cities more suitable for children and teenagers.

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Benefits and Challenges of Citizen Engagement in Rural Planning

Find out why rural planning needs citizen engagement, what the main challenges are, and how to overcome them. Project examples inside!

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Communication with Residents is Key in Solving Urban Challenges: Maarit Kahila at the ISOCARP Spotlight Podcast

Maarit Kahila, CEO and co-founder of Maptionnaire, joins the ISOCARP Spotlight podcast to discuss citizen engagement in urban planning.

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A Collaborative Approach to Sustainable Rural Development: Maptionnaire & RUSTIK

How can we collaboratively understand and accelerate sustainable rural development? The RUSTIK project, funded by the EU, paves the way.

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Maptionnaire is the Geospatial Innovator of the Year

Maptionnaire has been awarded the Geospatial Innovator of the Year 2023 by Geospatial World! Read on about our way to this milestone.

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