Author, as appears in the article.: Buendía AVP; Pérez-Albert Y; Giné DS
Department: Geografia
URV's Author/s: Perez Albert, Maria Yolanda / SERRANO GINÉ, DAVID
Keywords: Public participation geographic information systems Park experience Landscape values mapping Google maps Decision support
Abstract: This paper presents a Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) application conducted in the Ebro Delta Natural Park, Spain. It aims to support decision-making and management activities. The application is based on an online PPGIS questionnaire using Google Maps API. Participants were asked about the spatial and temporal usage while visiting the Natural Park, about their landscape preferences, and appreciations. A set of eight pairs of bipolar adjectives related to landscape characteristics and experience, four items related to public use, and nine to leisure activities were used. In total, 204 valid answers and 3,969 georeferenced opinions were mapped by this case study. The results of this mapping give insights in the use, perception and appreciation of landscape naturalness and aesthetic beauty, accessibility, facilities, services, and signposting. Furthermore, this study discuss the outcomes of mapping the results and how they support the park management with regard to the identification of conflicts, and the need for action. Finally, this study discuss potentials and limitations of PPGIS as a tool for public participation to capture visitors’ experiential knowledge in order to optimize and enhance the management of protected areas.
Research group: Grup de Recerca d'Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics (GRATET)
Thematic Areas: Nature and landscape conservation Ecology
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: 2024-07-27
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.landscape-online.org/index.php/lo/article/view/LO.202193
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Landscape Online. 93 1-18
APA: Buendía AVP; Pérez-Albert Y; Giné DS (2021). Online Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) as a landscape and public use management tool: a case study from the Ebro Delta Natural Park (Spain). Landscape Online, 93(), 1-18. DOI: 10.3097/lo.202193
Article's DOI: 10.3097/lo.202193
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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