TY - T1 - The Role of Digital Tools in the Participatory Budgeting Process in the Development of a Neighbourhood SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/310290 T3 - The Publication series of Lahti University of Applied Sciences A1 - Lund, Virpi; Juujärvi, Soile A2 - Aarrevaara, Eeva; Harjapää, Anniina PB - Lahti University of Applied Sciences Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Participatory budgeting (PB) is an increasingly popular method for enhancing citizen participation in allocating public resources and engaging citizens in urban development. This paper aims to examine an experiment involving PB that used a digital platform as a tool to involve citizens in submitting and voting on proposals for budget allocation in community development. The findings revealed both positive and negative aspects of using digital tools in public participation. Digital tools can enga... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 516 Educational sciences; digital tools; citizen participation; community development; participatory budgeting; DELIBERATION N1 - PP - ER -