Examining Open Data at the Urban Level: An Exploration of “Wellbeing Toronto”

Kathryn Barber and Duncan MacLellan

Journal of Urban Technology, 2019, vol. 26, issue 1, 107-121

Abstract: This paper examines how Wellbeing Toronto (WT)—a free, open data, GIS tool that allows users to map information—has evolved into an extensive data repository with robust data analysis capabilities. Explored is the progress of open data scholarship in relation to municipal government and civic participation. Based on this, the authors note the following: (1) as open data becomes increasingly prevalent, a more varied understanding of the organization and structure of municipal government may emerge. (2) There is a need for measures of civic engagement to move beyond data co-production towards an organization-based interactive approach.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2018.1558573

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