... because community organizations separately use university facilities Community organizations rely strongly on university GIS expertise, rarely maintaining their own systems or making direct use of ... participation GIS – Barriers to implementation’, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): 105 112 Barndt, M G and Craig, W J (1994) ‘Data providers empower community GIS efforts’, GIS World...
... 30 years of fighting development pressures in the city, this non-profit network established a strong political neighbourhood voice This voice influenced the 1985 San Francisco Planning Department...
... but in Philadelphia, as in many other places, the issue of distributing the data evokes numerous strong opinions regarding legal implications and political ramifications Giving the data to CDCs...
... and Star, (eds) Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas), pp 96 111 Ghose, R (1999) ‘Use of information technology for community empowerment: transforming geographic ... geographic analysis of housing issues in the neighbourhood This comprehensive geographic analysis strongly informed the programmes designed by the Housing and Land-Use committee For instance, a staff ... participation GIS: barriers to implementation’, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): 105 112 Elwood, S and Leitner, H (1998) ‘GIS and community-based planning: exploring the diversity of...
... use by the community 11. 5.2 Principles of a CRIC The CRIC model is based on a series of principles that outline its structure and function These are described in Table 11. 2 11. 6 CONCLUSION Prior ... natural resource management, and improved collaboration 11. 2.4 HRIC structure HRIC is a distributed cross-organizational corporate GIS (Figure 11. 2) The organization offers a bureau service in its ... representative bodies, and local businesses 11. 3 EXAMPLES OF HRIC PROJECTS The following projects illustrate the effectiveness of HRIC’s collaborative approach 11. 3.1 Cane block mapping The two sugar...
... protected area planning (e.g Sadler and Boothroyd 1994; Pimbert and Pretty 1997) Mailhot (1993: 11) characterizes this knowledge as ‘the sum of the data and ideas acquired by a human group on ... interest, coupled with existing relationships and an established rapport made the Eastport group a strong candidate for collaboration Initially, I believed that fishers could provide valuable information ... entry Draft place name and composite harvest area maps were then generated and laser-printed on 11 ϫ 17Љ paper to enable low-cost reproduction and wide distribution A set of these maps was returned...
... competing land uses 14.2.2 Factor 2: strong home rule and limits on local technology development An important force in New Jersey is the state’s tradition of strong home rule As a result, the state ... (as opposed to the more generalized land-cover data as described in Table 14.1) In other states, strong home rule could serve as a negative factor for NGOs who find themselves stymied by the lack ... the municipalities within their jurisdiction to develop databases It should also be noted that strong home rule has contributed to environmental and growth management problems in New Jersey (Mansnerus...
... political (Lupton and Mather 1996) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research was supported by NSF grant # SBR-951 511: ‘Integrating Regional Political Ecology and GIS for Rural Reconstruction in the South African...
... etc were compiled, a master database was created using Microsoft Access, and a sampling frame of 811 MAP members was constructed Semi-structured questionnaires were sent by e-mail and postal mail ... and backlash to industrial shrimp farming’, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 25(2): 113 –122 Stonich, S C and Bailey, C (2000) ‘Resisting the Blue Revolution: contending coalitions...
... of the Ozark Mountains in a small town called Tahlequah (tal-eh-kwa) Indian population is about 117 ,000,2 the Cherokee Nation has what is known as a ‘checkerboard’ land base; it is not a reservation...
... methodologies and tools, such as a richer data model that makes knowledge more accessible, and a strong and enriched data management technology Software development efforts have focused on usability, ... growth’ theme, which is part of a livability agenda intended to help communities flourish in a strong, sustainable manner The livability agenda is designed to strengthen the federal government’s...
... organizing and interpreting data for their own needs, access to data is not sufficient Only the strongest organizations tend to benefit when data is only available in undigested formats 26.4.2...