Internet, Maps and Public Participation: Contemporary Limits and Possibilities

Publisher Summary This chapter evaluates the potential of the Internet as a venue for thematic cartography dedicated to public participation. Thematic maps are primarily designed by experts for use by experts in centralized, top-down management systems. The resulting inadequacy of these kinds of maps for public participation can be potentially offset by some of the possibilities offered by the Internet. To evaluate whether this potential is being used, the chapter examines selected maps on the Internet that have been designed specifically for public participation. In some ways, the use of maps on the Internet may disguise a centralized management process as a public participatory one. To offset this risk, the status of the map itself must also undergo a fundamental change. The Internet provides a valuable medium within which such conceptual change can occur.

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