Assessing the value of public lands using public participation GIS (PPGIS) and social landscape metrics

Applied Geography

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 77-89

  Brown, Greg ^a   Weber, Delene ^b   De Bie, Kelly ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Parks Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Place values; PPGIS; Public lands; Public participation; Social metrics

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SATELLITE DATA;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84902955274     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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