Author, as appears in the article.: Palacio Buendía, Amalia Vaneska; Pérez Albert, María Yolanda; Serrano Giné, David

Department: Geografia

e-ISSN: 2220-9964

URV's Author/s: PALACIO BUENDIA, AMALIA VANESKA / Perez Albert, Maria Yolanda / SERRANO GINÉ, DAVID

Keywords: Web Values Public use Protected areas Ppgis Participation gis ppgis Online survey Google maps Ebro delta Conflict

Abstract: This paper analyses public use in the Ebro Delta Natural Park using PPGIS (public participation geographic information system) methodology. An online survey was designed using Google Maps API, HTML, and JAVASCRIPT. Respondents were asked to place and rate thirteen items on an interactive map to characterize and georeference public use with regard to accessibility, facilities and services, signposting, safety and security, and leisure activities. In total we collected 209 valid surveys and mapped 2617 georeferenced opinions. Facilities and services were rated highly by users (72.46% were “very satisfied”). These were followed by accessibility (61%, “very satisfied”) and signposting (60.2%, “satisfied” or “quite satisfied”). Safety and security items were hardly rated perhaps because users do not feel insecure in the area. Respondents’ mapping of opinions and experiences, which are heterogeneous and were well rated, enabled us to visualize areas that might be understood as social hotspots. Our results show that PPGIS is an eective procedure for measuring public use in protected areas and may be a valuable tool for park managers and planners

Research group: GRATET. Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Remote sensing Medicina veterinaria Geography, planning and development Geography, physical Geografía Geociências Engenharias i Earth and planetary sciences (miscellaneous) Computers in earth sciences Computer science, information systems Ciencias sociales Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biodiversidade

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: myolanda.perez@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-1634-4986

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Journal volume: 8

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/8/6/244

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Isprs International Journal Of Geo-Information. 8 (244): 1-17

APA: Palacio Buendía, Amalia Vaneska; Pérez Albert, María Yolanda; Serrano Giné, David (2019). PPGIS and Public Use in Protected Areas: A Case Study in the Ebro Delta Natural Park, Spain. Isprs International Journal Of Geo-Information, 8(244), 1-17. DOI: 10.3390/ijgi8060244

Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijgi8060244

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications