A model for public involvement in transportation improvement programming using participatory Geographic Information Systems

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-133

  Zhong, Tao ^a   Young, Rhonda Kae ^a   Lowry, Michael ^b   Rutherford, G Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Public Participation; Transportation; Web

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (PPGIS); WEB-BASED PORTAL APPLICATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

GIS; LEGISLATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; WORLD WIDE WEB;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39549117765     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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