Abstract
AbstractProjects for road infrastructure and spatial development easily meet public resistance because of a lack of local knowledge of place values by (often non‐local) planners. The aim of this study is to explore how insights in place values might improve the local knowledge base for planners of integrated road infrastructure projects and spatial development. We developed, tested and analysed the results from a novel online value‐mapping tool called the ‘Place Value Identifier’. The developed method allows us to (i) relate to ‘soft’ valuable places identified by Public Participation GIS as a complement to ‘hard’ land use data, (ii) define Valued yet Unprotected places based on combining ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ values and (iii) illustrate how these insights can be used for integrated planning of road infrastructure projects. The findings of this study show the increased potential of value mapping techniques and illustrate possible resistance areas around road infrastructure planning projects. This knowledge may assist planners in creating and selecting acceptable project alternatives that may invoke high public acceptance.
Highlights
Involves all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits its physical setting and Projects for road infrastructure and spatial de- preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic and envivelopment can affect landscape qualities that ronmental resources, while maintaining safety are valuable for people (Bengston et al 2004). and mobility’
Using Geographic Information System (GIS) in participatory mapping has proven to be a means to capture the spatial dimension of community values and land use preferences –giving rise to the term Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) (Brown & Reed 2011)
‘PPGIS is a field of geographic information science that focuses on the use of geospatial technologies by the public to participate in spatial planning processes’ (Tulloch 2008)
Summary
Involves all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits its physical setting and Projects for road infrastructure and spatial de- preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic and envivelopment can affect landscape qualities that ronmental resources, while maintaining safety are valuable for people (Bengston et al 2004). and mobility’ Using GIS in participatory mapping has proven to be a means to capture the spatial dimension of community values and land use preferences –giving rise to the term Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) (Brown & Reed 2011). ‘PPGIS is a field of geographic information science that focuses on the use of geospatial technologies (such as mapping) by the public to participate in spatial planning processes’ (Tulloch 2008). This foundation underneath mapping ‘place values’ raises questions about what we understand by ‘the public’. As Schlossberg notes, ‘the public in PPGIS depends on the definition and may include “decision makers”, “affected individuals” or the “random public”, among other groups’ (Schlossberg 2005). The latter classification appears most consistent with common dictionary definitions of public that include ‘all the people’ or ‘people in general’
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