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Author / Creator:	Ramasubramanian, Laxmi.
Imprint:	Berlin : Springer, c2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 172 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Advances in geographic information science, 1867-2434 Advances in Geographic Information Science.
Subject:	Land use -- Planning -- Citizen participation. Geographic information systems. Geographic information systems. Land use -- Planning -- Citizen participation.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8892890

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ISBN:	9783540754015 3540754016 9783540754008 (hbk.) 3540754008 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-163) and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	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. This book reviews the literature in the field.
Other form:	Print version: Ramasubramanian, Laxmi. Geographic information science and public participation. Berlin ; London : Springer, 2008 9783540754008

Table of Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Contents; Part I Participatory Planning: Why Does It matter?; 1 Dilemmas in Contemporary Planning; 2 The Digital Revolution; 3 Dilemmas in Contemporary Planning; 4 PPGIS: State of the Practice; Part II Three Narratives; 5 Politics and Participation in Bostons South End; 6 Planning to Preserve Community Character in Oak Park, Illinois; 7 Chicagolands Search for Common Ground; 8 Evaluation; Part III The Future of PPGIS; 9 PPGIS as Critical Reflective Practice; 10 Where to, from Here?; References; Index.

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