Using PGIS to Conduct Community Safety Audits

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Mans, Gerbrand G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

crime prevention; GIS; participation; PGIS; safety audit; Schutte Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871012535     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2006.tb00168.x     Document Type: Article

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