TY - JOUR
T1 - Leveraging GIS for policy design
T2 - spatial analytics as a strategic tool
AU - Hannum, Kathryn
AU - Wellstead, Adam M.
AU - Howlett, Michael
AU - Gofen, Anat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - We examine how geographic information system (GIS) tools contribute to policy design. Most accounts suggest that they merely generate information and data that can be used to enhance policy choices, a “design of services” perspective. More recent studies, however, suggest that GIS tools can also be used as procedural policy instruments, that is, to improve decision-making by facilitating stakeholder co-design and co-production processes, or what can be referred to as the designing “for” services. The activities of 57 GIS-based policy innovation labs (PILs) are examined. Seven critical but underutilized co-production activities that contribute to the attainment of public value are identified.
AB - We examine how geographic information system (GIS) tools contribute to policy design. Most accounts suggest that they merely generate information and data that can be used to enhance policy choices, a “design of services” perspective. More recent studies, however, suggest that GIS tools can also be used as procedural policy instruments, that is, to improve decision-making by facilitating stakeholder co-design and co-production processes, or what can be referred to as the designing “for” services. The activities of 57 GIS-based policy innovation labs (PILs) are examined. Seven critical but underutilized co-production activities that contribute to the attainment of public value are identified.
KW - co-production
KW - Geographic information systems
KW - policy design
KW - policy innovation labs
KW - procedural policy instruments
KW - public value
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U2 - 10.1080/25741292.2025.2474784
DO - 10.1080/25741292.2025.2474784
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AN - SCOPUS:105000100980
SN - 2574-1292
JO - Policy Design and Practice
JF - Policy Design and Practice
ER -