Essays about: "Participatory GIS"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words Participatory GIS.

  1. 16. Holding the borders of Mount Carmel : A study of management and land issues in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Annie Jansson; [2014]
    Keywords : UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; settlement development; stakeholder management; environmental planning policy; political ecology; Mount Carmel; Israel;

    Abstract : The establishment of a UNESCO Biosphere indicates a shift from traditional conservation of individual areas towards a more regional approach and an inclusive planning and management regime. This study sets out to investigate the effects of the Biosphere Reserve designation in Mount Carmel, Israel, with special regard to settlement development and stakeholder management. READ MORE

  3. 17. Women's access to safe water - In times of change and uncertainty - A case study from Mangapwani in Zanzibar, Tanzania

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet. Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Britta Olsson; Jeanette Karlsson; [2013-04-17]
    Keywords : women; water; management; access to water; human right to water; Zanzibar;

    Abstract : The main concern of this thesis is to find out how the potable and safe water situation in one village in Zanzibar affects the lives of the women and how the women experience the situation. The focus is on what kinds of constraints there are on a local and administrative level that may affect women’s access to water. READ MORE

  4. 18. Improving Swedish nature reserve visitor maps with focus on relevance and visual communication

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Aron Hejdström; [2013]
    Keywords : Graphic Design; Cartography; Nature reserves; GIS; Design process;

    Abstract : At first glance, the image of a map looks familiar to a graphic designer. It comprisescolours, shapes and typography. But beyond the graphical surface it hides a complex system of techniques and rules, like the clockwork behind a dial. This thesis tries toapproach and improve map production from a starting point in graphic design. READ MORE

  5. 19. Improving Swedish nature reserve visitor maps with focus on relevance and visual communication

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Aron Hejdström; [2013]
    Keywords : Graphic Design; Cartography; Nature reserves; GIS; Design process;

    Abstract : At first glance, the image of a map looks familiar to a graphic designer. It comprisescolours, shapes and typography. But beyond the graphical surface it hides a complex system of techniques and rules, like the clockwork behind a dial. This thesis tries toapproach and improve map production from a starting point in graphic design. READ MORE

  6. 20. A PGIS approach to unearthing Manchester’s Cultural Heritage “gold mine”

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Angeleta Oveta Wilson; [2013]
    Keywords : Cultural Heritage; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; GIS; Geographic Information Systems; Tourism; Participatory GIS; PGIS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Cultural heritage tourism is regarded as one avenue that can be used to stimulate the economic viability of an area; this is strongly believed by the tourism proponents in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. With a lagging economy, and various studies done in the area, there has been no significant movement by policy makers towards implementing a sustainable tourism product, much to the ire of the stakeholders within the parish. READ MORE