Advances in spatially enabled information and communication technologies (ICTs) have provided governments with the potential to enhance public participation and to collaborate with citizens. This chapter reviews the concept of public participation and the progress of geo-enabled practices related to public participation (termed here as geo-participation) in government decision-making. The chapter suggests that the potential for local governments to embark on emerging geo-participation practices needs to be critically assessed.

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Evolving Practices of Citizen Participation via Geospatial Technology: A Roadmap to Geo-Participation

  • Shanqi Zhang

摘要

Advances in spatially enabled information and communication technologies (ICTs) have provided governments with the potential to enhance public participation and to collaborate with citizens. This chapter reviews the concept of public participation and the progress of geo-enabled practices related to public participation (termed here as geo-participation) in government decision-making. The chapter suggests that the potential for local governments to embark on emerging geo-participation practices needs to be critically assessed.