Spatially enablement of NRM communities through spatial knowledge and information network development
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Spatially enablement of NRM communities through spatial knowledge and information network development |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
Book Title | Spatially enabling government, industry and citizens: research and development perspectives |
Authors | Paudyal, Dev Raj (Author), McDougall, Kevin (Author) and Apan, Armando (Author) |
Editors | Rajabifard, Abbas and Coleman, David |
Page Range | 81-102 |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | GSDI Association Press |
Place of Publication | Needham, MA, United States |
ISBN | 9780985244408 |
Web Address (URL) | http://gsdi.org/gsdiConferences |
Abstract | A spatially enabled society (SES) is an emerging concept to make spatial information accessible and available for the benefit of society. It is a concept where location, place and other spatial information are available to government, community and citizens. This is an important extension to the generational development and progression of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) as it seeks to contribute to wider societal benefits and sustainable development objectives. This research paper investigates the social dimension of SDI and the theoretical foundation for spatially enablement of catchment communities. Two social science theories, namely, actor network theory (ANT) and social network theory are utilized to better understand the relationships in spatial information sharing and knowledge sharing across catchments. A network perspective of SDI was explored through a case study of the Queensland Knowledge and Information Network (KIN) project. Spatial information sharing processes among regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) bodies were analyzed using an object oriented modelling technique to assess the impact on catchment management outcomes. The relationships among the knowledge network stakeholders and the influence of these relationships to spatial information and knowledge sharing was analyzed using social network analysis. The findings from this study suggest that a network perspective of SDI assists in understanding the spatial information management issues of catchment management and the broader goal of spatially enablement of society. |
Keywords | spatial data infrastructure; spatial information sharing; catchment management; spatially enabled society; social network analysis |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300206. Agricultural spatial analysis and modelling |
440603. Economic geography | |
401302. Geospatial information systems and geospatial data modelling | |
Public Notes | Chapter 5. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
University of Melbourne | |
Event | GSDI 13: Spatially Enabling Government, Industry and Citizens 2012 |
Journal Title | Proceedings of the Global Geospatial Conference 2012 (GSDI 13) |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Event Details | GSDI 13: Spatially Enabling Government, Industry and Citizens 2012 Event Date 14 to end of 17 May 2012 Event Location Quebec City, Canada |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q15xq/spatially-enablement-of-nrm-communities-through-spatial-knowledge-and-information-network-development
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