Spatial Data Infrastructures at Work

Analysing the Spatial Enablement of Public Sector Processes

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Must-read for professionals dealing with SDI and spatial enablementSpatial data identifies the geographic location of natural and constructed features and boundaries on Earth, and has become increasingly important in various administrative practices. In order to facilitate access, use, and sharing of spatial data among organisations, information is brought together in clustered initiatives known as Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). In Spatial Data Infrastructures at Work, Ezra Dessers introduces spatial enablement as a key concept to describe the realisation of SDI objectives in the context of individual public sector processes. Drawing on four years of research, Dessers argues that it has become essential, even unavoidable, to manage and (re)design inter-organisational process chains in order to further advance the role of SDIs as an enabling platform for a spatially enabled society. Detailed case studies illustrate that the process he describes is the setting in which one can see the SDI at work. This book is must-read material for academics, practitioners, and policymakers dealing with sdi and spatial enablement. By extension, the book will also be of great interest to anyone confronted with societal issues that call for an integrated approach, implying in-depth cooperation between multiple organisations.This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-07-04
Mått:160 x 239 x 19 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Leuven University Press
ISBN:9789058679376

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Regionalt styre och förvaltning inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ezra Dessers is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research of KU Leuven.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresList of TablesForewordAcknowledgementsGeneral introductionPart 1 Research frameworkIntroductionChapter 1 Setting the scene: Spatial Data Infrastructures1 Introduction2 Background of SDI development3 Definitions: charting the SDI landscape4 What defines an SDI?4.1 Objectives4.2 Components5 Conceiving SDI in systemic terms5.1 The intermediate role of SDI5.2 The objectives of SDI5.3 The components of SDI6 ConclusionChapter 2 Spatial enablement of processes1 Introduction2 SDI and processes3 Spatial enablement4 Process structure4.1 Concepts4.2 Application to SDI5 Effectiveness of process structures: a modern socio-technical systems approach6 Positioning the current study in the MSTS research tradition7 Changing demands8 Process structures in SDI research9 Research questions and propositions9.1 Research questions9.2 Propositions10 ConclusionChapter 3 Research design1 Introduction2 The study area3 The unit of analysis: the process4 Case selection5 The embedded cases6 Interviews7 Qualitative analysis8 Operationalisation8.1 The inter-organisational level8.2 The intra-organisational level9 Evaluation of the research design 729.1 Validity and reliability 729.2 Strengths and limitations 7410 ConclusionPart 2 Case studiesIntroductionChapter 4 The Zoning Plans case1 Case description2 The inter-organisational process2.1 Spatial enablement2.2 Process structure2.3 Demands for flexibility3 The intra-organisational processes3.1 RWO3.2 Limburg3.3 West-Vlaanderen3.4 Genk3.5 Kortrijk3.6 Leuven 4 Comparative analysis4.1 Process structure and spatial enablement4.2 Demands and spatial enablement4.3 Organisational structure, process structure and spatial enablementChapter 5 The Addresses case1 Case description2 The inter-organisational process2.1 Spatial enablement2.2 Process structure2.3 Demands for flexibility3 The intra-organisational processes3.1 Antwerpen3.2 West-Vlaanderen3.3 Leuven3.4 Mechelen3.5 Zwijndrecht4 Comparative analysis4.1 Process structure and spatial enablement4.2 Demands and spatial enablement4.3 Organisational structure, process structure and spatial enablementChapter 6 The Traffic Accidents case1 Case description2 The inter-organisational process2.1 Spatial enablement2.2 Process structure2.3 Demands for flexibility3 The intra-organisational processes3.1 PZ Het Houtsche3.2 PZ VLAS3.3 PZ Leuven3.4 Federal Police3.5 ADSEI3.6 MOW3.7 Vlaams-Brabant3.8 West-Vlaanderen4 Comparative analysis4.1 Process structure and spatial enablement4.2 Demands and spatial enablement4.3 Organisational structure, process structure and spatial enablementChapter 7 The Flood Maps case1 Case description2 The inter-organisational process2.1 Spatial enablement2.2 Process structure2.3 Demands for flexibility3 The intra-organisational processes3.1 Flemish Environment Agency3.2 Flanders Hydraulics Research3.3 Limburg3.4 Vlaams-Brabant3.5 Leuven3.6 Sint-Truiden Water Board4 Comparative analysis4.1 Process structure and spatial enablement4.2 Demands and spatial enablement4.3 Organisational structure, process structure and spatial enablement Chapter 8 Comparing the four inter-organisational processes1 Overview of the variable values2 Process structure and spatial enablement3 Demands and spatial enablement4 ConclusionChapter 9 Discussion1 Introduction2 Research questions, propositions and conceptual framework2.1 The inter-organisational level2.2 The intra-organisational level2.3 Conclusion3 Inter-organisational chains of intra-organisational subsystems3.1 Introduction3.2 Spatial enablement as an aspectsystem3.3 Combinations of multiple production structures3.4 Aligning objectives: mind the gap!General conclusionAfterwordby Joep CrompvoetsAfterwordby Geert Van HootegemAnnex 1: Collected definitions of SDIReferences of the collected definitionsAnnex 2: List of the interviewsThe Spatial Planning CaseList of case study interviewsList of explorative interviewsThe Addresses CaseList of case study interviewsList of supporting interviewsList of explorative interviewsThe Traffic Accidents CaseList of case study interviewsList of explorative interviewsThe Flood Maps CaseList of case study interviewsList of explorative interviewsReferences