▁One ▁thing ▁that ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁massive ▁impact ▁on ▁western ▁society ▁is ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁digital ▁techn ologies , ▁like ▁social ▁media . ▁Urban ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁attempting ▁to ▁plan ▁cities ▁based ▁on ▁feedback ▁from ▁community ▁eng agement ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁dur able , ▁liv able ▁place . ▁With ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁n iche ▁social ▁techn ologies , ▁communities ▁have ▁shift ed ▁their ▁eng agement ▁away ▁from ▁local - g overn ment - led ▁for ums ▁and ▁platforms , ▁to ▁social ▁media ▁groups ▁on ▁websites ▁such ▁as ▁Facebook ▁and ▁Next door ▁to ▁voice ▁concerns , ▁crit iques ▁and ▁des ires . ▁In ▁a ▁sense , ▁these ▁new ▁platforms ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁Third ▁Place , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Ray ▁Old enburg ’ s ▁term .</ p > So cial ▁media ▁tools ▁such ▁as ▁these ▁show ▁promise ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁pla cem aking ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁rec laim , ▁re inv ig or ate ▁and ▁activ ate ▁spaces . ▁These ▁online ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁event - cent ric ▁groups ▁and ▁for ums ▁provide ▁a ▁convenient ▁non - phys ical ▁space ▁for ▁public ▁disc ourse ▁and ▁discussion ▁through ▁digital ▁network ed ▁interactions ▁to ▁implement ▁change ▁on ▁a ▁hyper - local ▁level ; ▁this ▁theory ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Urban ▁A cup unct ure . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁shift ▁towards ▁a ▁more ▁crowd - s our ced ▁planning ▁method ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁more ▁relevant ▁and ▁useful ▁and ▁inclus ive ▁places