Information and participatory democracy: an experiment in Cumbria

Abstract

Describes Cumbria in terms of its people, economy and geography, noting the various problems the region faces. Relates plans to link Cumbria’s communities electronically for the twenty‐first century. Details these plans in terms of the linking ‐ via an electronic information highway ‐ of local communities and individuals with such elements as district, town and parish councils; public libraries; village halls; community centres; and the holdings of a “people’s” university, developed as a key part of these plans.

Citation

Hendry, J.D. (1996), "Information and participatory democracy: an experiment in Cumbria", Library Review, Vol. 45 No. 5, pp. 34-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539610122544