An Analytical Framework to Examine Empowerment Associated with Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PGIS)

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ID14701965
AuthorsJon M Corbett (University of Victoria), Jon Corbett (0000-0002-1115-2857, University of Victoria, corresponding author), C Peter Keller (University of Victoria), Christina Keller (0000-0003-2923-9034, University of Victoria)
Year2005
Volume40
Issue4
Pages91-102
Publication date2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/j590-6354-p38v-4269
OpenAlexW2102541615
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited29

Claims have been made that the application of participatory geographic information systems (PGIS) can empower disadvantaged groups. This article notes that the ongoing debate in this “GIS-empowerment-marginalization nexus” remains vague about a characterization of empowerment and that it fails to address how empowerment can be observed and recorded in a logical and structured manner. The article offers, and justifies, two working definitions of empowerment, differentiating between empowerment and empowerment capacity. It proposes a framework to structure an analysis of empowerment. The framework combines four catalysts of empowerment (information, process, skills, and tools) with two social scales (individuals and community)

Citizen journalism · Disadvantaged · Empowerment · Knowledge management · Nexus (standard · Participatory GIS · Political science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · ICT in Developing Communities

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