The role of participatory mapping in urban areas management

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22320/rte.vi33.2205

Keywords:

Geographic Information System, Participatory Mapping, Urban Management

Abstract

A process of citizen investigation in which the creation of participatory maps using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is presented. This process was crucial for the processing and analysis of spacial information, and later to develop strategies that achieve improved land management. The utility of participatory mapping as a way of recording and graphically representative form the different components of a territory, to contribute to the formulation and implementation of urban management policies at the neighborhood level is analyzes and discusses.

Author Biographies

  • Juan Pablo Frick Raggi, Temuco Catholic University

    Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales.

  • Mariano Fagalde, Temuco Catholic University

    Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales.

Published

01/14/2016

Issue

Section

Geografía

How to Cite

The role of participatory mapping in urban areas management. (2016). Tiempo Y Espacio, 33, 9-29. https://doi.org/10.22320/rte.vi33.2205

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