Data-gathering strategies for social-behavioural research about participatory geographical information system use

摘要: Studies about geographical information systems (GIS) use contribute to geographic science through critical evaluation of the concepts embedded in GIS tools. Social-behavioural studies group help us understand social implications because groups are fundamental units underlying intra-organizational, organization-wide, and inter-organizational activity society. When communication technology is integrated with basic capabilities an enhanced version called 'participatory GIS' (PGIS) created. Group PGIS can be studied by sampling social-behavioural events during human-computer-human interaction. Social- behavioural research requires informed balance among three domains—substantive, theoretical, methodological—if we make balanced progress participatory associ- ated use. In this paper, draw from our on GIS-supported collaborative decision making land resource planning a conceptual framework Enhanced Adaptive Structuration Theory. We develop new for understanding choices data-gathering strategies The composed two dimensions. One dimension level induced control relations setting. other amount pre- or post-structuring variables data-collection techniques. Several common data- gathering strategies, e.g. laboratory experiment, e eld case study, survey, diŒerentiated terms those Objectives empir- ical used compare contrast strategies. This helps researchers trade-oŒs various as core designs evaluations