Title: Enabling participatory planning with GIS : a case study of settlement mapping in Cuttack, India

Authors: Livengood, Avery and Kunte, Keya

Place: [London etc.]

Publisher: Sage

Year: 2012

Journal: Environment and urbanization

Volume: vol. 24, no. 1

PAGE: 77--97

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: information systems, remote sensing, community participation, municipal government, local government, india

Abstract: Global Positioning Systems (GPS) was used to map informal settlements in Cuttack, India, involving community leaders and NGO staff. The process facilitated dialogue between slum dwellers and local government around “slum” upgrading.

URL: http://eau.sagepub.com/content/24/1/77.full.pdf+html

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