"Navigation, participation and visual exploration methods allow far-reaching insights into a planning debate and facilitate the submissions of constructive contributions"
- Rinner, 1999
"modeling the built environment and being able to interact within it over the Web represents a paradigm shift for the planning and design process that may fundamentally change the way in which planners communicate ideas and developments to the public."
- Al-Kodmany, 2002
"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
"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