Geographic Information Systems for Environment and Development: Inaugural-Dissertation - GRID Information Series No. 19

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-12T18:30:14Z
dc.date.available2019-09-12T18:30:14Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.descriptionThis document evaluates how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can support sustainable development in developing countries through a three-part program: literature review, a conceptual model, and field assessments in Uganda and Nepal. Using Participatory Action Research, it argues GIS delivers greatest value by communicating environmental information, enabling institutional networking, and informing policy, while recognizing modest modeling capacity under uncertainty. The model separates GIS “potential” (networking, visualization, inventory, analysis) from “conditions” (institutional, funding, professional, training, technology, data). Case evidence shows early facilities emphasizing technology promotion and institution building over applications, with limited delivery of decision-ready information to policymakers.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29891
dc.languageEnglish
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dc.subjectgeographic information system
dc.subjectdeveloping country
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectNepal
dc.subjectgeology
dc.subjectelectrical installation
dc.subjectCentral Asia
dc.subjectwetland
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.titleGeographic Information Systems for Environment and Development: Inaugural-Dissertation - GRID Information Series No. 19en
dc.typeCommunication or other resource

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