A Qualitative Method for Collecting Spatial Data on Important Places for Recreation, Livelihoods, and Ecological Meanings: Integrating Focus Groups with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1422-1437

  Lowery, Damon R ^a   Morse, Wayde C ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

geographic information systems; mapping; methods; public participation; qualitative

Indexed keywords

GIS; MAPPING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA;

EID: 84888011276     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2013.819954     Document Type: Article

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