04336nam 22009253a 450 991036756960332120250203235429.09783039213382303921338510.3390/books978-3-03921-338-2(CKB)4100000010106050(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/50297(ScCtBLL)a8779bc1-2880-472f-a915-ab4274b5d4d0(OCoLC)1163839949(oapen)doab50297(EXLCZ)99410000001010605020250203i20192019 uu engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInnovative Geo-Information Tools for GovernanceYola Georgiadou, Diana ReckienMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2019Basel, Switzerland :MDPI,2019.1 electronic resource (186 p.)9783039213375 3039213377 In current times, highly complex and urgent policy problems-e.g., climate change, rapid urbanization, equitable access to key services, land rights, and massive human resettlement-challenge citizens, NGOs, private corporations, and governments at all levels. These policy problems, often called 'wicked', involve multiple causal factors, anticipated and unanticipated effects, as well as high levels of disagreement among stakeholders about the nature of the problem and the appropriateness of solutions. Given the wickedness of such policy problems, interdisciplinary and longitudinal research is required, integrating and harnessing the diverse skills and knowledge of urban planners, anthropologists, geographers, geo-information scientists, economists, and others. This Special Issue promotes innovative concepts, methods, and tools, as well as the role of geo-information, to help (1) analyze alternative policy solutions, (2) facilitate stakeholder dialogue, and (3) explore possibilities for tackling wicked problems related to climate change, rapid urbanization, equitable access to key services (such as water and health), land rights, and human resettlements in high-, middle-, and low-income countries in the North and South. Such integrative approaches can deepen our understanding of how different levels of government and governance reach consensus, despite diverging beliefs and preferences. Due to the particularly complex spatiotemporal characteristics of wicked policy problems, innovative concepts, alternative methods, and new geo-information tools play a significant role.spatial data infrastructureswater point mappingcomplex adaptive systemsFCM (Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping)spatial data infrastructure (SDI)Danube regionlongitudinal analysisgeospatial dataadministrative technologiesdata gapsSDI developmentfunctionalitykey servicesinteractive mapping toolsthe NetherlandscoordinationNew York Cityrenewable energyenergy governancesocial acceptancelarge-scale base mapCitizen Scienceself-organisationEuropean Union Strategy for the Danube Regiondashboardclimate changeFlandersinformation communication technologies (ICTs)heat waveTanzaniavulnerabilityrural water supplyICT4Dincome groupswater pointse-servicesinformation infrastructureBelgiummobile phonemaptableclimate governancegovernancerural water governanceGeorgiadou Yola1786963Reckien DianaScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910367569603321Innovative Geo-Information Tools for Governance4319523UNINA