Public Participation Geographic Information Systems
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Increasing societal inclination towards participatory democracy is encouraging research on the development and use of public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS). This paper summarizes three scenarios describing actual and/or potential use of a PPGIS. One scenario concerns a public-private coalition strategy for brownfield development (urban land rehabilitation) in and near Seattle, WA. A second scenario concerns neighborhood crime watch in Milwaukee, WI. A third scenario concerns forest conservation planning and action in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Generalizations are drawn from these scenarios to synthesize a table of general requirements for a PPGIS. Concluding comments assess the current state of development and address future prospects. Keyword: GIS-participatory, GIS-society, collaboration, public-participation
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