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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Public participation GIS"”.
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The information technology revolution at the neighborhood level : public participation GIS and the Community Development Corporation
PPGIS is a connector concept that focuses on the developing approaches and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related computer technologies. It incorporates the interest of less powerful members in society while attempting to empower marginalized groups. On a small scale GIS …
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Public participation GIS as a cultural process: cultural theory, participation references, and GIS-aided decision making among farmers in central Illinois
… decision-making processes, including public participation GIS (PPGIS), in the context of agricultural watershed management. The dissertation consists of three papers addressing theoretical and empirical questions that contribute to understanding how culture influences the design of …
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Public environmental information systems: challenges and perspectives
This thesis investigates public access to environmental information, starting with the examination of environmental information and environmental information systems (EIS). This examination demonstrates that term “environmental information” holds a wide range of meaning, and while it is possible to …
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An exposition of the nature of volunteered geographical information and its suitability for integration into spatial data infrastructures
This thesis presents an analysis of the nature of volunteered geographical information (VGI) and on its applicability for use in a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) to supplement official and commercial sources, particularly given the ease with which ordinary people can document their environment, …