Abstract
Geospatial data is urgently needed in decision-making processes to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at global, national, regional and local scales. While the advancement of geo-technologies to obtain or produce geospatial data has become faster and more affordable, many countries in the global south still experience a geospatial data scarcity at the rural level due to complex geographical terrains, weak coordination among institutions and a lack of knowledge and technologies to produce visualised geospatial data like maps. We proposed a collaborative spatial learning framework that integrates the spatial knowledge of stakeholders to obtain geospatial data. By conducting participatory mapping workshops in three villages in the Deli Serdang district in Indonesia, we tested the framework in terms of facilitating communication and collaboration of the village stakeholders while also supporting knowledge co-production and social learning among them. Satellite images were used in digital and non-digital mapping workshops to support village stakeholders to produce proper village maps while fulfilling the SDGs’ emphasis to make geospatial data available through a participatory approach.
Highlights
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target 11.3 and 16.7 aim to “enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries”, while “ensuring responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels” [1]
We sought to develop a suitable approach to achieve the SDGs in terms of providing geospatial data to support decision-making processes at the local level
We developed a collaborative spatial learning framework to integrate the spatial knowledge of the stakeholders by building upon their communication and collaboration and facilitating knowledge co-production and social learning experiences
Summary
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target 11.3 and 16.7 aim to “enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries”, while “ensuring responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels” [1]. The achievement and monitoring of SDGs require vast geospatial data and the integration of knowledge from different development actors. As the SDGs are not legally binding, states should take the responsibility to establish a national framework to achieve the SDGs [3]. They should be able to adapt and localise the targets and indicators of SDGs into their country policies, from the national level to the rural or community levels, including to ensure the availability of geospatial data to support the implementation of SDGs at different levels of governmental structures [4,5]. Can I have your phone number? Can I call your number if I have other questions?
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