The concept of “place” links people to their environment and is foundational to disciplines
such as geography, environmental psychology, and urban studies. With growth in …

Public participation GIS (PPGIS) methods have progressed over the last decade, but as a
rapidly evolving practice and area of research, there are new challenges. To identify the key …

This chapter describes the history of the use of the word 'landscape'since its origin in
western culture and the emergence of its different meanings, as well as the research that …

The number of public participation GIS (PPGIS) applications to inform local and regional
land, use planning has increased significantly over the last decade. An important rationale …

Previous studies have reported multifaceted, controversial social outcomes of densely built
urban settings. Social sustainability of urban environments have rarely been studied in a …

The term public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) was conceived to
describe how GIS technology could support public participation with the goal of including …

Despite widespread recognition that social-value information is needed to inform
stakeholders and decision makers regarding trade-offs in environmental management, it too …

Urban consolidation projects aiming to support a more sustainable urban form are among
the most controversial issues in urban planning. Although planning professionals have …

Use of public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) studies that collect local
knowledge in a spatial format is increasing as a tool in natural resources management …

Global interest in participatory map** described as public participation GIS (PPGIS),
participatory GIS (PGIS), and volunteered geographic information (VGI) continues to grow …