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Holden, Meg – Orion Afield: Working for Nature and Community, 2000
The residents of Galiano Island, British Columbia, have used geographic information systems (GIS) to create a local information database that informs community decisions about sustainable use of forest land. The islanders' involvement with GIS promotes a democratic land-use planning process that is reasoned and well informed. (SV)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Planning, Conservation (Environment), Data Collection
