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Key issues and research priorities for public participation GIS (PPGIS)

A synthesis based on empirical research

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ID23364006
AuthorsGreg Brown (0000-0003-3283-4619, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Marketta Kyttä (0000-0001-9969-8194, Aalto University)
Year2014
Volume46
Pages122-136
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueApplied Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-6228 • E-ISSN: 1873-7730
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.11.004
OpenAlexW2099504029
LanguageEN
Citations received250
References cited77

Cartography · Computer security · Empirical research · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geographic information system · Geography · GIS and public health · Key (lock) · Political science · Public participation · Public participation GIS · Public relations · Regional science · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis · Land Use and Ecosystem Services

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    Bryan G Norton, Bruce Hannon•Environmental Ethics•1997

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    Greg Brown, Gregory Gordon Brown et al.•Landscape Research•2012

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    Open Access•Gene Rowe, Lynn J Frewer•Science Technology & Human Values•2004

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  • Making Sense of Human Ecology Mapping

    Open Access•R Mclain, Melissa Poe et al.•Human Ecology•2013

Unique citing works250
Citations per year19,23
Citation span2013 - 2026 (14)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 240

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