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GIS Support of Participatory Efforts

Bridging the Gap, 2001
The Regulatory Division, Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) used Geographic Information System (GIS) software and data in a project to improve reviews of permit applications. The Corps assembled citizens, landowners, non-governmental organizations, agencies, and other stakeholders to participate in the discussion of concerns ...
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Participatory Planning and GIS: A PSS to Bridge the Gap

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 2002
The fields of spatial planning, geographical information systems (GIS), and information and communication technology (ICT) are all developing at their own pace and in different directions, thereby obstructing the widespread acceptance of GIS as an integral part of planning practice.
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Web-Based Public Participatory GIS

2008
Decision support systems (DSS) have evolved rapidly during the last decade from stand alone or limited networked solutions to online participatory solutions. One of the major enablers of this change is the fastest growing areas of geographical information system (GIS) technology development that relates to the use of the Internet as a means to access ...
Yigitcaniar, T., Gudes, Ori
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Participatory GIS and Community Planning

2006
This chapter examines participatory approaches to GIS (PPGIS) in community planning. The discussion examines current and emerging trends in PPGIS practices, issues of access and participation that have shaped PPGIS development in the past decade, and new developments in technologies and participatory planning processes that will shape its future ...
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Rethinking PGIS: Participatory or (post)political GIS?

Progress in Human Geography, 2018
Participatory GIS (PGIS) emerged from the contentious GIS debates of the 1990s as a means of political intervention in issues of social and environmental justice. PGIS has since matured into a distinct subfield in which GIS is used to enhance the political engagement of historically marginalized people and to shape political outcomes through mapping ...
Steven M. Radil, Matthew B. Anderson
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The Pedagogical Benefits of Participatory GIS for Geographic Education

Journal of Geography, 2016
AbstractIn this article, participatory GIS (PGIS) is explored and established as a powerful platform for geographic education. PGIS pedagogy can help educators meet diverse learning objectives pertaining to: (1) local knowledge and place-based thinking; (2) community engagement; (3) field mapping with geospatial technologies; (4) mixed-methods research;
Gaurav Sinha, Thomas A. Smucker, Eric J. Lovell, Kgosietsile Velempini, Samuel A. Miller, Daniel Weiner, Elizabeth Edna Wangui   +6 more
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Web GIS-Based Regional Social Networking Service as Participatory GIS

2012
Participatory GIS (PGIS) is used in regional urban development and in solving regional problems that affect local communities. Accordingly, the widespread adoption of PGIS is important. In this paper, the development of a Web GIS-based regional social networking service (SNS) is presented.
Satoshi Kubota, Kazuya Soga, Yuki Sasaki, Akihiro Abe   +3 more
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Participatory Mapping and Participatory GIS for Historical and Archaeological Landscape Studies: a Critical Review

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2018
This article presents participatory mapping (PM) and Participatory Geographical Information Systems (PGIS) approaches as an appropriate and still developing kind of community-based spatial study in archaeology. Researchers and practitioners who advocate reflexive mapping practices in the field recognize that mapping is not an objective practice and ...
Alina Álvarez Larrain, Michael K. McCall   +1 more
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Public Participation GIS, Participatory GIS, and Participatory Mapping

2017
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Using participatory GIS to measure physical activity and urban park benefits

Landscape and Urban Planning, 2014
Delene Weber, Gregory Brown
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