2004 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Geographic Information and Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making
Author : Henning Sten Hansen
Published in: Electronic Government
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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The protection and enhancement of the environment is the main aim of most environmental decision-making processes, and the use of geographic information as well as public participation can improve the quality of both the processes and the decisions. The current paper describes the use of geographic information in environmental decision-making and gives an overview over the various approaches to public participation. Finally, the methods and techniques is illustrated by experiences from practical wind turbine planning in Northern Jutland County, Denmark.