USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS IN URBAN &
REGIONAL PLANNINGBy Oluseyi E. O. Olanrewaju
Presentation at Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Lagos State Chapter
Annual General Meeting held at NECA House, CBD, Ikeja Lagos.
on Tue. 16th Sept. 2014.
Broadcast Media Communication Media Social Media
Communication
Direction
1-way 2-way Group
Senders &
Recipients Ratio
1 Sender = many
Recipients
1 Sender = 1 Recipient Many Senders to many
Recipients
Access to
Information Shared
Public Access Private Access Public & Private
Access
Senders &
Recipients
Relationship
Anonymous
Recipients
Social Density (Sender &
Recipient know each
other)
Anonymous Senders &
Recipients concurrent
with Social Density
Technologies Radio, TV, Print
Media
Telephone, Emails & SMS
to an extent
Blogs, forums, media
sharing & social
networking sites, etc.
Pros
•Affordability
•Mobility and portability
•Accessibility
• Freedom of speech and expression
• Information viral-spread capacity
Cons
•Hard requirements
•Connectivity
•Easy manipulation – impersonation, hacking, etc.
• Irreversibility and irretrievability
Mobile Phones
Internet
1. Enhanced Professional Profiling through Communities
2. Information Transfer & Sharing
3. Applications & Tools to Enhance Professional Designs & Service Delivery
4. Public Awareness & Participation