Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorGrant-Smith, Deanna
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Laurel
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:54:01Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:54:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-17T04:10:02Z
dc.identifier.issn16814835
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/48727
dc.description.abstractThere is an increasing interest in the use of information technology as a participatory planning tool, particularly the use of geographical information technologies to support collaborative activities such as community mapping. However, despite their promise, the introduction of such technologies does not necessarily promote better participation nor improve collaboration. In part this can be attributed to a tendency for planners to focus on the technical considerations associated with these technologies at the expense of broader participation considerations. In this paper we draw on the experiences of a community mapping project with disadvantaged communities in suburban Australia to highlight the importance of selecting tools and techniques which support and enhance participatory planning. This community mapping project, designed to identify and document community-generated transport issues and solutions, had originally intended to use cadastral maps extracted from the government's digital cadastral database as the foundation for its community mapping approach. It was quickly discovered that the local residents found the cadastral maps confusing as the maps lacked sufficient detail to orient them to their suburb (the study area). In response to these concerns and consistent with the project's participatory framework, a conceptual base map based on resident's views of landmarks of local importance was developed to support the community mapping process. Based on this community mapping experience we outline four key lessons learned regarding the process of community mapping and the place of geographical information technologies within this process.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent556277 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCity University of Hong Kong
dc.publisher.placeHong Kong
dc.publisher.uriHttp://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2…/index.php/ejisdc/article/view/789
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto17
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalThe Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
dc.relation.ispartofvolume52
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTransport Planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLibrary and Information Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120506
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0806
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0807
dc.titleMapping Local Solutions to Entrenched Transport Problems: Key Lessons Regarding the Use of Geographical Information Technologies in Community Mapping with Disadvantaged Communities
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2012. The attached file is posted here with permission of the copyright owners for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted.For information about this journal please refer to the publisher’s website or contact the authors.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorGrant-Smith, Deanna CC.


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

  • Journal articles
    Contains articles published by Griffith authors in scholarly journals.

Show simple item record