Essays about: "PPGIS"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the word PPGIS.

  1. 6. Mapping place values for the green, compact and healthy city: Interlinking softGIS, sociotope mapping and communities of practice.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Ian Babelon; [2015]
    Keywords : SoftGIS; PPGIS; sociotope mapping; public participation; compact city; communities of practice; urban planning;

    Abstract : Urban planning research and practice provides forceful evidence that urban place-making processes should not be driven by experts and planning professionals alone: they should also build on the experiential knowledge and values of lay citizens. Experience shows that the construction of the green, compact, and healthy city fostered by sustainable development policies requires considering how places are used and valued by all relevant stakeholders. READ MORE

  3. 7. Web-based public participation GIS application : a case study on flood emergency management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Peng Wang; [2013]
    Keywords : WebGIS; public participation GIS; flood emergency; physical geography and ecosystem analysis; emergency management; standardized web services; location-allocation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Scientific summary The increasing prevalence of natural disasters is driving people to pay more and more attention to emergency management. Progress in catastrophe analysis capabilities based on Geographical Information System (GIS) may allow the needs of public participation to be considered. READ MORE

  4. 8. Public Participant Geographical Information Systems: Participation on the road to social sustainability

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Torsten Svensson Blomé; [2013]
    Keywords : Social sustainability; citizen participation; PPGIS; GIS; Neogeography; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this bachelor thesis the discourse of PPGIS will be mapped out both theoretically and empirically. I argue that participation is fundamental for social sustainability and that the emerging Neogeography field motivates citizen participation even more. READ MORE

  5. 9. GIS - A Potential Tool for Development in Babati

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Gunnar Andersson Wargert; [2009]
    Keywords : GIS; PPGIS; Third World; Technical Elite;

    Abstract : The Geographical Information System (GIS) is a popular tool among landscape plannersas well as administration departments on both local as well as national level. It is asystem that can store and manipulate spatial data and its potential has increased ascomputers have grown to be more and more sophisticated. READ MORE