Abstract
Critical to governance for sustainable and inclusive urban development is access to, and management of, relevant contextual spatial knowledge. Digital geo-technologies such as geographical information systems, online applications and spatial simulation models are increasingly becoming embedded in urban governance processes to produce, utilize, exchange, and monitor contextual knowledge and create scenarios for the future. This chapter provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of geo-technologies for spatial knowledge production and management for urban governance focusing on (1) the kinds of geo-technologies that feature in the urban governance area; (2) the discourses with respect to geo-technologies in urban governance processes; (3) the kinds of knowledge produced, used, exchanged, and contested in relation to quality of life, economic development and the ecosystem; and (4) the transformative potential of geo-technologies in urban governance processes. Through this review it draws out the capacities and challenges of geo-technologies for inclusive and sustainable urban development.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Geographies of urban governance |
| Subtitle of host publication | advanced theories, methods and practices |
| Editors | Joyeeta Gupta, Karin Pfeffer, Hebe Verrest, Mirjam Ros-Tonen |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Germany |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 147-173 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-21272-2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-21271-5, 978-3-319-36273-1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
