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
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
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijgi8060244
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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