How and Why Community Groups Use Maps and Geographic Information

Craig, William J.; Elwood, Sarah

doi:10.1559/152304098782594616

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“…The evaluation methodology proposed can be defined as a type of Multicriteria Spatial Decision Analysis (MCSDA) due to its ability to (i) contribute to the construction of databases with a suitable amount of information, exploiting the potential of Geographical Information Sciences (GISciences) [26], databases that can be consulted and easily updated, linked to the national infrastructure system (these systems have been developed since the 1990s [27][28][29][30][31] and have expanded enormously in the past 20 years [12,[32][33][34] thanks also to their integration with World Wide Web (WWW) technologies [35]); (ii) participate in the formation of TIS territorial information systems regarding the network of minor airports, such as those for the organization and consultation of data supporting decisions; (iii) combine geographic data (map criteria) with assessment indicators (decision-makers' preference and uncertainties) in order to collect information that will prove suitable and useful when making decisions [36].…”

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Multicriteria Spatial Decision Analysis for the Development of the Italian Minor Airport System

Guarini

Chiovitti

Rocca

2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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The infrastructures supporting air transport throughout the world in the civil sector are classified as primary-level (large numbers of passengers and goods on both commercial and charter long-and medium-haul flights) and secondary-level (few passengers and goods on general aviation private, short-haul flights). In parallel with primary-level air traffic general growth all over the world and in Italy, the popularity of "individual" nonscheduled general aviation traffic increased in many countries since 1990s. The latter aviation has proved to be a valid alternative to rail and road transport for short-medium distance journeys (100-500 km) for classes of business and tourist passengers. In keeping with the national and international airport system development scenarios, the paper illustrates the results of in-depth analyses aiming to construct an integrated GIS-based Multicriteria Decision Analysis evaluation methodology. It gears towards formulating strategies for the development and streamlining of some existing (51) Italian minor airports and for the right locations for the new hubs required to construct an efficient second-level air transport network (the "highway in the sky"). Different levels of evaluation verify the suitability of airport services and infrastructure (status quo) and the attractiveness of airport hubs given the territorial facilities found in their catchment areas.

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Section: The Framework Of Evaluation Methodologymentioning

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Multicriteria Spatial Decision Analysis for the Development of the Italian Minor Airport System

Guarini

Chiovitti

Rocca

2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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“…The field of critical GIS, for instance, has long concerned itself with the fact that digital representations of places are rarely equitable or genuinely participatory (see Pickles 1995). Sarah Elwood (2006) has noted that little has changed for those at the bottom of the digital divide and financial and skill barriers continue to influence who gets a say in digital representations of the world and who does not (see also Craig and Elwood 1998). More recently, work has shown how user-generated digital content such as Wikipedia not just largely represents the Global North, but is also overwhelmingly produced by users in the Global North (Graham et.…”

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Digital Hegemonies: The Localness of Search Engine Results

Ballatore

Graham

Sen

2017

Annals of the American Association of Geographers

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Every day, billions of Internet users rely on search engines to find information about places to make decisions about tourism, shopping, and countless other economic activities. In an opaque process, search engines assemble digital content produced in a variety of locations around the world and make it available to large cohorts of consumers. Although these representations of place are increasingly important and consequential, little is known about their characteristics and possible biases. Analysing a corpus of Google search results generated for 188 capital cities, this article investigates the geographic dimension of search results, focusing on searches such as "Lagos" and "Rome" on different localized versions of the engine. This study answers the questions: To what degree is this city-related information locally produced and diverse? Which countries are producing their own representations and which are represented by others? Through a new indicator of localness of search results, we identify the factors that contribute to shape this uneven digital geography, combining several development indicators. The development of the publishing industry and scientific production appears as a fairly strong predictor of localness of results. This empirical knowledge will support efforts to curb the digital divide, promoting a more inclusive, democratic information society.

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“…Evaluation of PPGIS/PGIS The rapid development of PPGIS/PGIS has raised many questions regarding the strengths and limitations of the methods that require systematic evaluation (Sieber, 2006;Craig & Elwood, 1998). In the early stages of development, scholars focused more effort on evaluating PPGIS/PGIS tools and technology than participatory outcomes or the quality of the spatial data.…”

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An Evaluation of Participatory GIS (PGIS) for Land Use Planning in Malaysia

Zolkafli

Brown

Liu

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Public participation for land use planning in developing countries is challenged by multiple barriers including low public awareness and engagement with the process. This paper evaluates the capacity of the general public to effectively contribute to land use planning outcomes in Malaysia using Participatory GIS (PGIS). Spatial attributes that identify place values and land use preferences were collected from the public through a web-based PGIS using facilitated and self-administered methods and compared with land use zones developed by planning experts. We assessed the quality of the PGIS mapped data by analysing participants' mapping effort and the consistency of the mapped data with existing land use zones. The results indicate logical consistency between the mapped attributes-place values and preferences-and land use zones contained in the expert-driven land use plans. The results further indicate that the facilitated PGIS process produced higher quality spatial data compared with the self-administered PGIS survey. Our results suggest that PGIS can provide planning authorities with a viable platform to enhance public participation for land use planning in Malaysia, but that a facilitated PGIS process will be required to increase public participation and the quality of spatial data generated.

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How and Why Community Groups Use Maps and Geographic Information

Cited by 118 publications

References 12 publications

Multicriteria Spatial Decision Analysis for the Development of the Italian Minor Airport System

Multicriteria Spatial Decision Analysis for the Development of the Italian Minor Airport System

Digital Hegemonies: The Localness of Search Engine Results

An Evaluation of Participatory GIS (PGIS) for Land Use Planning in Malaysia

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