Community Participation and Geographical Information Systems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415237521 ISBN 13: 9780415237529

Publisher: CRC Press, 2002

Synopsis

Have you ever considered how much effect information technology has on society throughout the world? Progress often places lower income and marginalized communities at a distinct disadvantage. Community Participation and Geographic Information Systems, however, offers a detailed look at numerous incidences around the world where communities have actually taken control of the technology and really used it to their advantage. This is presented in the form of case studies and models such as Philadelphia's neighborhoods, the Atlanta Project, and neighborhood revitalization in Minneapolis, reflect on public participation in GIS concepts, best practices, constraints and opportunities.

About this title

About the Author:

William J. Craig, author of Fort Devens and a third-generation Revere native, has collaborated with the Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation to produce this historical essay. Housed in a one-hundred-year-old former rectory, the society is the first historic and cultural center in Revere.

Review:

"[This book] presents a number of case studies that should enhance planning scenarios and contribute to ongoing debates on public participation GIS (PPGIS). This volume makes specific contributions to social applications of GIScience [The] authors raise important questions about the goals of PPGIS as well as the processes of participation ." - The Professional Geographer, 2004

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415237521
• ISBN 13: 9780415237529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Craig William J., Harris Trevor M., Weiner Daniel