The article deals with the digitalisation of planning from a sociological perspective. The authors summarise results of their international empirical research in an analysis in which they place everyday digital planning practices at the centre of their considerations, where profound and...

Citizen participation has played an increasingly relevant role in spatial planning and development aiming to shape sustainable and innovative processes since the 1970s. Nevertheless, analogue participation is associated with various problems, such as social selectivity and a loss of civic trust...

Company size is a critical factor for the Industry 4.0 adoption since larger companies are more likely to deploy I4.0 processes technologies rather than SMEs. Given the lack of a standardisation procedure regarding the I4.0 initiative, SMEs lack of strategy and management scenarios for I4.0...