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Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development - IAPAD

The IAPAD site contains a wealth of information about participatory and public participation GIS, including an excellent overview of some community resource mapping strategies, as well as tips for community mapping practitioners.

URL: 
http://www.iapad.org

CIFOR Participatory Mapping Workshop in Indonesia

Brief article about an intensive participatory GIS workshop held with rural Indonesians, including training of geographic and GIS concepts and fieldwork mapping, with a focus on peaceful resolution of boundary disputes between tribes and villages.

URL: 
http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/acm/methods/pm.html