@inproceedings{724e2250dc364614b60d1db36433c6d6,
title = "Geographic information systems in local government : diffusion or translation?",
abstract = "The adoption and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by local government in the last decade has expanded very rapidly. This rapid growth has been well documented in Europe, North America and Australia (Masser et aI., 1996; French and Wiggins, 1991; and Gamer and O'Callaghan, 1997). The author has collected and analysed data on this phenomenon in Western Sydney (Herborn, 1999). All of the local government authorities in Western Sydney have adopted GIS technology. The degree to which GIS have been implemented varies considerably and the situation is continually changing. The process can be regarded as an innovation diffusion process or alternatively as a process of innovation translation. Mainstream diffusion and translation as concepts in actor-network theory are competing models. This paper will explore the different perspectives offered by these models, and their consequences for the conduct of research.",
keywords = "local government, New South Wales, Australia, urban living, geographic information systems, Western Sydney (N.S.W.), population geography, Centre for Western Sydney",
author = "Peter Herborn",
year = "2002",
language = "English",
publisher = "New Zealand Geographical Society",
booktitle = "2001, Geography: A Spatial Odyssey: 21st Conference Proceedings of the New Zealand Geographical Society",
note = "New Zealand Geographical Society. Conference ; Conference date: 01-01-2002",
}