Accessing GIS over the Web : an aid to Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making

Abstract

This paper describes work which is currently underway by the authors and presents some initial developments in the field of GIS on the WWW. Particular attention is paid to the development of web-based decision support systems whose principal aim is to increase public access and involvement in environmental decision-making. Examples of such systems are given with an introduction to two systems which the authors are developing as part of on-going research in this area.