Provides a comprehensive and analytical picture of the evolution and principles of PRA/PLA, with a number of illustrations and field-based studies. The author looks at the essential features of each method and highlights their applications in areas such as participatory poverty assessment and...

"This book examines different ways with citizen engagement in the local policy process, with citizens as sensors, with new technological approaches to open digital mapping, and how these e-tools augment participatory planning processes. It also deals with different aspects of data generation and...