A New Model for Public Participatory Engagement in Social Sciences and Spatial Humanities Digital Mapping Projects

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ID4742375
AuthorsJames Juip (0009-0002-7647-4512, Michigan Technological University, corresponding author), Don Lafreniere (0000-0001-9347-3955, Michigan Technological University), Sarah Fayen Scarlett (0000-0001-5761-4538, Michigan Technological University), Matt Rhodes (0000-0003-1537-3515, Michigan Technological University)
Year2025
Volume115
Issue8
Pages1999-2015
Publication date2025-09-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of the American Association of Geographers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2469-4452 • E-ISSN: 2469-4460
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/24694452.2025.2517735
OpenAlexW4411960207
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited75

Scholars in the social sciences and spatial humanities have developed a robust body of scholarship touting the benefits for the public and researchers alike in engaging with mapping projects, especially using public participatory geographical information systems (PPGIS) approaches. Developing robust and sustainable engagement from community stakeholders has been a continual challenge, however. Scholars have promoted many different public outreach activities and programs that work to engage the public in mapping projects. Little work has been done, though, to develop a model that guides researchers on how to create and sustain public engagement in these projects. This article aims to fill this void by developing a sustainable public engagement model for digital mapping projects that integrates selected best practices from a wide range of fields including citizen science, social sciences and spatial humanities, public relations and communications, and public history and interpretation

Art · Citizen journalism · Citizen science · Data science · Digital humanities · Geography · Humanities · Library science · Participatory GIS · Political science · Public engagement · Public relations · Regional science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies

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