"It is immodest to think that only professional planners can develop planning solutions, and perhaps more so to think that experts can identify precisely which and how many non‐experts would be of value to a project."
- Brabham, 2009
"Navigation, participation and visual exploration methods allow far-reaching insights into a planning debate and facilitate the submissions of constructive contributions"
- Rinner, 1999
"(...) technological approaches need to be carefully grounded in a good understanding of the issues involved and an application of the technology within a framework of more traditional means of outreach and participation"
- Carver, 2001
"the ability of individuals and social groups to map out, in a true geographic sense, their vision for the future is a key prerequisite for informed and sustainable planning"
- Carver, 2001
