Which 'public'? Sampling effects in public participation GIS (PPGIS) and volunteered geographic information (VGI) systems for public lands management

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-214

  Brown, Gregory ^a   Kelly, Maggi ^b   Whitall, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

PPGIS; public lands; public participation; VGI, forest planning; volunteered geographic information

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GIS; INTERNET; LAND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890798568     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.741045     Document Type: Article

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