Virtual Slaithwaite:
A Web Based Public Participation 'Planning for Real'® System
Steve Carver, Andy Evans, Richard Kingston & Ian Turton
School of Geography, University of Leeds
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
Executive summary
This paper examines the potential of using the World Wide Web interface as a tool for increasing public participation in environmental decision making. The use of on-line geographical information systems to allow public interaction with geographical features as an alternative to a traditional 'Planning For Real'® exercise was the main aim of the project. The desire to achieve an understanding of how the general public would respond to using a web based participatory tool is also discussed.
