Geospatial Technologies in Spatial and Environmental Planning
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2024) | Viewed by 4903
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Interests: walkability; urban design; population movement; big data; geo-enabled data
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Dear Colleagues,
Geospatial technologies originated as a new way of collecting, storing, managing, analysing and visualising data and information about the Earth around 60 years ago. Environmental management and planning were one of the first fields in which geospatial technologies were developed and applied. They remain at the forefront of continuing technological evolution and adaptation as new environmental planning challenges present themselves.
The core tools embedded in geospatial technologies have now been harnessed and packaged in different ways to support environmental planners and managers. The increasing range of geospatial data sources combining information about land and water, as well as the inhabitants and users of these spaces, continues to challenge our understanding of how to plan environments that constitute a civilised, sustainable background for humans and other forms of life.
This Special Issue invites submissions that highlight the broad range of spatial and temporal scales and environments in which geospatial technologies are offering new insights and tools for environmental planning and management, including, but not limited to:
- Monitoring land use and land cover changes;
- Smart cities and urban infrastructure;
- Visualising environmental futures;
- Protected landscapes;
- Public engagement and participation;
- Transport and movement.
Prof. Dr. Nigel Walford
Guest Editor
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