Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques
Mapping cognitive landscape perception is hindered by the difficulty of representing opinions that are spatially distributed in a heterogeneous way or not restricted by the locations of physical elements in the landscape. In recent years, the use of tools based on geographic information techniques h...
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| author | Amalia Vaneska Palacio Buendía Yolanda Pérez-Albert David Serrano Giné |
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| description | Mapping cognitive landscape perception is hindered by the difficulty of representing opinions that are spatially distributed in a heterogeneous way or not restricted by the locations of physical elements in the landscape. In recent years, the use of tools based on geographic information techniques has gained momentum in landscape assessment. We propose a methodology for generalizing cognitive landscape opinions on a spatial basis. To this end, we used a public participatory geographic information system to collect data, which is a method based on bipolar adjectives to approach users’ opinions, and the inverse distance weighted spatial interpolator and multi-criteria evaluation to undertake the spatial analysis. The study was conducted in the Ebro Delta, which is a protected wetland in northeastern Spain. The assessment was based on 1593 georeferenced opinions and resulted in a continuous geographic map of 330 km<sup>2</sup> depicting positive and negative perceptions about the landscape. The area under study was perceived as productive, interesting, attractive, and, for the most part, quiet and peaceful, although it was seen as dirty in some parts. The method successfully mapped cognitive landscape opinions and establishes a novel procedure in landscape approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbf446ca0bcb4ec4bad15262e1b146ee2023-11-22T00:02:42ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-06-0110663210.3390/land10060632Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis TechniquesAmalia Vaneska Palacio Buendía0Yolanda Pérez-Albert1David Serrano Giné2Department of Geography, Universitat Rovirai Virgili, c/Joanot Martorell, 15, 43480 Vila-seca, SpainDepartment of Geography, Universitat Rovirai Virgili, c/Joanot Martorell, 15, 43480 Vila-seca, SpainDepartment of Geography, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, av/Rio de Janeiro, 56-58, 08016 Barcelona, SpainMapping cognitive landscape perception is hindered by the difficulty of representing opinions that are spatially distributed in a heterogeneous way or not restricted by the locations of physical elements in the landscape. In recent years, the use of tools based on geographic information techniques has gained momentum in landscape assessment. We propose a methodology for generalizing cognitive landscape opinions on a spatial basis. To this end, we used a public participatory geographic information system to collect data, which is a method based on bipolar adjectives to approach users’ opinions, and the inverse distance weighted spatial interpolator and multi-criteria evaluation to undertake the spatial analysis. The study was conducted in the Ebro Delta, which is a protected wetland in northeastern Spain. The assessment was based on 1593 georeferenced opinions and resulted in a continuous geographic map of 330 km<sup>2</sup> depicting positive and negative perceptions about the landscape. The area under study was perceived as productive, interesting, attractive, and, for the most part, quiet and peaceful, although it was seen as dirty in some parts. The method successfully mapped cognitive landscape opinions and establishes a novel procedure in landscape approaches.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/6/632cognitive landscape assessmentPPGISIDWMCEEbro Delta |
| spellingShingle | Amalia Vaneska Palacio Buendía Yolanda Pérez-Albert David Serrano Giné Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques Land cognitive landscape assessment PPGIS IDW MCE Ebro Delta |
| title | Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques |
| title_full | Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques |
| title_fullStr | Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques |
| title_short | Mapping Landscape Perception: An Assessment with Public Participation Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Techniques |
| title_sort | mapping landscape perception an assessment with public participation geographic information systems and spatial analysis techniques |
| topic | cognitive landscape assessment PPGIS IDW MCE Ebro Delta |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/6/632 |
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