Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-24 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Tuesday, 17 May 2005, Barbara Fillip wrote: Earlier this year, USAID organized a workshop on Decentralization and Local Governance in the Asia and Near East Region. The workshop took place in Cairo, Egypt. You can find out more on the workshop's web site http://www.localgovernance.org. I

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-24 Thread Peter Burgess
Dear Colleagues, I find the conversations we have very frustrating ... they take time and rarely tell me what I need to know. http://www.gisdevelopment.net/thesis/thesis1/less4.htm http://www.suny-cld.edu.lb/ui/systems.aspx Interesting ... but what do they really tell us. In the case of GIS

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-19 Thread Miraj Khaled
Dear GKD Members, In light of Barbara Fillip's message on GIS applications for Local Government, here's a BBC report on the subject. --- Satellite Mapping Fights Corruption By Alfred Hermida BBC News Online in Bangladesh

[GKD-DOTCOM] Use of GIS to Support Local Administration of Municipalities

2005-05-17 Thread Barbara Fillip
Dear GKD List Members, Earlier this year, USAID organized a workshop on Decentralization and Local Governance in the Asia and Near East Region. The workshop took place in Cairo, Egypt. You can find out more on the workshop's web site http://www.localgovernance.org. I was lucky enough to be