Participatory GIS - A people's GIS?

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 616-637

  Dunn, Christine E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GIS; Participatory GIS; Public participation

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; GIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 36048939776     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132507081493     Document Type: Review

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