Participatory geographic information systems and public engagement within flood risk management

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-346

  White, I ^a   Kingston, R ^a   Barker, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood risk management; GIS; Participation; Stakeholder engagement; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FLOOD CONTROL; GIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 79251507650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2010.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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