Public environmental information: understanding requirements and patterns of likely public use |
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Authors: | Mordechai Haklay |
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Institution: | Department of Geomatic Engineering, University College London |
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Abstract: | Public access to environmental information received much attention in the last decade. Recent developments promote access to this information through public telecommunication networks. This paper describes a Web-based survey that explored the requirements and needs of likely users of public environmental information systems for London: educated middle-class members of the public, with high interest in environmental issues and computer literacy. The survey demonstrated current information consumption patterns and the reasons to gather and use such information. |
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Keywords: | environmental information public participation London Web-based survey |
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