2008 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts Online Program

Paper Session: 5615 Governing Technologies II: Critical GIS and Urban Governance II is scheduled on Saturday, 4/19/08, from 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM in Regis Room, Marriott, 3rd Floor Sponsorship(s): Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Urban Geography Specialty Group Organizer(s): Wen Lin - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Falguni Mukherjee Chair(s): Falguni Mukherjee Abstract(s):   4:30 PM   Author(s): *John E. Harmon - Central Connecticut State University  Abstract Title: Freedom of Information and the Devilish Details: Stephen Whitaker and the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut's GIS Data 4:50 PM   Author(s): *Patti Day, Ph D. Candidate - University of WI-Milwaukee  Abstract Title: The politcal power legal of controls on geographic information in Wisconsin 5:10 PM   Author(s): *Kai Chi Leung - University of Hong Kong  Abstract Title: Map Censorship, Information Asymmetry, and Urban Development: The Case of Shanghai 5:30 PM   Author(s): *Wen Lin - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  Abstract Title: Investigating the role of geographic information technologies in Chinese urban governance 5:50 PM   Discussant: Jeremy Crampton - Georgia State University   Discussant(s): Jeremy Crampton - Georgia State University Session Description: Recently, critical GIS studies have presented a vibrant and diverse body of work, investigating the dynamic and complex interrelations and interactions between geospatial technologies and society. Efforts have been made to document the ongoing engagement of critical GIS and potential directions as well as to explore methodological challenges. Nonetheless, much remains to be explored on GIS as social constructions in the realm of urban governance, as geospatial technologies have increasingly been involved in urban governance practices in various societies.  This paper session thus is an attempt to contribute to critical GIS research through the aspect of examining GIS-related practices in urban governance.

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