Citizen observatories: Concept, opportunities and communication with citizens in the first EU experiences

Public Administration and Information Technology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2017, Pages 167-184

  Montargil, Filipe ^a   Santos, Vitor ^b  

^a ICML (Lisbon Institute of Communication and Media Studies)   (Portugal)

^b NOVA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NOVA IMS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

European union; Flood risk; Flood risk management; Social networking site; Volunteer geographic information

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060153935     PISSN: 25121812     EISSN: 25121839     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54142-6_11     Document Type: Chapter

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