Spatial Data Infrastructures in Context
North and South
1st Edition
Published on 5. April 2011
288 pages
978-1-4398-2803-8 (ISBN)
Description
In the wake of the so-called information technology revolution, many stakeholders from the public and private sectors (including citizens) have indeed grown accustomed to the promise and usability of spatial data infrastructures (SDI) for data access, use, and sharing. With contributions from international experts, this book presents cutting edge Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) research on information technology, systems, and infrastructures that is theoretically-based and empirically supported. It examines the complexities involved in the establishments of SDIs in the Northern and Southern hemispheres and use of SDIs in a variety of cultural, societal, and institutional contexts. The focus is on urban and regional levels where socio-economic and environmental sustainability is realized.
Reviews / Votes
This interesting book collects essays by established academics and early career scientists ... [Chapter 5] is one of my favourite chapters in the book and I found the theoretical framework really helpful to explain behaviours present all over the world. ... Chapter 8 ... is definitively another highlight.... [T]his fascinating chapter sheds light onto the real-world practice of information making ... The editors make a strong case for devoting more energy to understand the local, and the multiple rationalities in a socio-technical framework rather than using the architectural blueprint approach to develop an SDI. ... A good book, worth buying.-Max Craglia, in International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Dec 2011
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baton Rouge
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Practitioners and academics from fields that use geographic information systems for SDI development and study; libraries, a variety of agencies and non-profit groups that need to access data and conduct analyses and/or visualizations; and international markets, including Southeast Asia, India, and Africa.
Illustrations
22 s/w Abbildungen, 19 s/w Tabellen
22 b/w images, 19 tables and N/A
File size
8,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-2803-8 (9781439828038)
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Zorica Nedovic-Budic | Joep Crompvoets | Yola Georgiadou
Spatial Data Infrastructures in Context
North and South
Book
03/2017
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Zorica Nedovic-Budic | Joep Crompvoets | Yola Georgiadou
Spatial Data Infrastructures in Context
North and South
Book
04/2011
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Persons
Joep Crompvoets is an associate professor at the Public Management Institute of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and lecturer at the Centre for Geo-Information of Wageningen University in The Netherlands. He holds two MSs and a Ph.D. from Wageningen University.
Content
Institutions and Organizations: When Is Providing Spatial Information a Public Task? A Search for Criteria. Institutionalization Does Not Occur by Decree: Institutional Obstacles in Implementing a Land Administration System in a Developing Country. Integrating Spatial Information and Business Processes: The Role of Organizational Structures. GIS Database Development and Exchange: Interaction Mechanisms and Motivations. Data and Technology: SDI Reality in Uganda: Coordinating between Redundancy and Efficiency. Social Network Analysis of the SDI in Flanders. Thinking in Circles: How National Geo-Information Infrastructures Cannot Escape from the Temptation of Technology. People and Practices: Enlisting SDI for Urban Planning in India: Local Practices in the Case of Slum Declaration. Considerations from the Development of a Local Spatial Data Infrastructure. An Exploration of SDI and Volunteered Geographic Information in Africa. Sense-Making and Summing Up: SDI in North and South-A Full Circle Yet? Conclusion: Implications for Future Research and Practice-Toward Scientific Pragmatism. Afterword. Index.
