Geographic Information Science and Public Participation

by Laxmi Ramasubramanian

Book Overview

Computer-mediated participation is at the crossroads. In the early heady days of the digital revolution, access to "high" technologies such as GIS promised the empowerment of marginalized communities by providing data and information that was previously hidden away from public view. To a great extent, this goal has been achieved at least in the U.S. and Western Europe - data about a range of government initiatives and raw data about different aspects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642262147
• ISBN13: 9783642262142
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 163 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"