Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONGeographic Information Systems and Society - Timothy L. Nyerges, Robert Mc Master, and Helen CouclelisA Twenty Year Research PerspectivePART TWO: GIS AND SOCIETY RESEARCHSECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF GIS AND SOCIETY RESEARCHConcepts, Principles, Tools, and Challenges in Spatially Integrated Social Science - Donald G. Janelle and Michael F. GoodchildGeographic Ontologies and Society - Marinos Kavouras and Margarita KoklaThe Social Potential of GIS - Stacy WarrenCritical GIS - Sarah Elwood, Nadine Schuurman, and Matthew W. WilsonSECTION TWO: GIS AND MODERN LIFE 107Connecting Geospatial Information to Society Through Cyberinfrastructure - Marc P. Armstrong, Timothy L. Nyerges, Shaowen Wang, and Dawn WrightEnvironmental Sustainability - Clodoveu A. Davis, Jr., Frederico T. Fonseca, and Gilberto CamaraThe Role of Geographic Information Science and Spatial Data Infrastructures in the Integration of People and NatureGIS and Population Health - Nadine Schuurman and Nathaniel BellAn OverviewCogito Ergo Mobilis Sum - Martin RaubalThe Impact of Location-based Services on Our Mobile LivesSECTION THREE: ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATIONS IN GIS AND SOCIETY RESEARCHHuman-scaled Visualizations and Society - Dimitris Ballas and Danny DorlingIndigenous Peoples' Issues and Indigenous Uses of GIS - Melinda LaituriSpatial Modeling of Social Networks - Carter T. Butts and Ryan M. ActonGIS Designs for Studying Human Activities in a Space-Time Context - Hongbo Yu and Shih-Lung ShawSECTION FOUR: GIS IN ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONSEmerging Frameworks in the Information Age - Ian MasserThe Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) PhenomenonSpatial Data Infrastructure for Cadastres - Francis HarveyFoundations and ChallengesA GIS-based Computer-supported Collaborative Work Flow System in Urban Planning - Anthony G.O. Yeh and Kenneth S.S. TangGIS and Emergency Management - Christopher T. Emrich, Susan L. Cutter and Paul J. WeschlerSECTION FIVE: GIS IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTDesigning Public Participation Geographic Information Systems - Piotr JankowskiOnline Public Participation GIS for Spatial Planning - Richard KingstonParticipatory Approaches in GIS and Society Research - Sarah ElwoodFoundations, Practices, and Future DirectionsPPGIS Implementation and the Transformation of US Planning Practice - Laxmi RamasubramanianPolitics and Power in Participation and GIS Use for Community Decision Making - Rina GhoseSECTION SIX: VALUE, FAIRNESS AND PRIVACY IN A GIS CONTEXTGeographic Information Value Assessment - Roger LonghornGeovisualization of Spatial Equity - Emily TalenNatural Resource Conflicts, Their Management, and GIS Applications - Peter A. Kwaku KyemLegal and Ethical Issues of Using Geospatial Technologies in Society - Daniel Z. SuiPART THREE: CONCLUSIONGIS and Society Research - Helen Couclelis, Timothy L. Nyerges, and Robert Mc MasterReflections and Emerging Themes