Geo-participation: Typology, Technology and Applications

Zhang, Shanqi

This book critically assesses the potential and identifies the opportunities and challenges for local governments to embark on emerging geo-enabled practices. Advances in spatially enabled information and communication technologies (ICTs) have provided governments with the potential to enhance public participation and to collaborate with citizens.

A new typology for classifying geo-enabled practices related to public participation (termed here as geo-participation) was first proposed. The emerging opportunities presented by geo-participation to improve government-citizen collaboration and government operations were demonstrated through a set of cutting-edge examples. These case studies were examined and critically assessed to shed light on local governments’ practices of soliciting citizen input and developing new ways of government-citizen interaction.

Both researchers and local government practitioners may find this book helpful as it lays the foundation for researching and implementing geo-participation practices.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2026-05-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789819582273

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-8228-0

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 137