LEADER 04003nam 2200817z- 450 001 9910367569603321 005 20231214133604.0 010 $a3-03921-338-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000010106050 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/50297 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010106050 100 $a20202102d2019 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInnovative Geo-Information Tools for Governance 210 $cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2019 215 $a1 electronic resource (186 p.) 311 $a3-03921-337-7 330 $aIn 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. 610 $aspatial data infrastructures 610 $awater point mapping 610 $acomplex adaptive systems 610 $aFCM (Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping) 610 $aspatial data infrastructure (SDI) 610 $aDanube region 610 $alongitudinal analysis 610 $ageospatial data 610 $aadministrative technologies 610 $adata gaps 610 $aSDI development 610 $afunctionality 610 $akey services 610 $ainteractive mapping tools 610 $athe Netherlands 610 $acoordination 610 $aNew York City 610 $arenewable energy 610 $aenergy governance 610 $asocial acceptance 610 $alarge-scale base map 610 $aCitizen Science 610 $aself-organisation 610 $aEuropean Union Strategy for the Danube Region 610 $adashboard 610 $aclimate change 610 $aFlanders 610 $ainformation communication technologies (ICTs) 610 $aheat wave 610 $aTanzania 610 $avulnerability 610 $arural water supply 610 $aICT4D 610 $aincome groups 610 $awater points 610 $ae-services 610 $ainformation infrastructure 610 $aBelgium 610 $amobile phone 610 $amaptable 610 $aclimate governance 610 $agovernance 610 $arural water governance 700 $aReckien$b Diana$4auth$01281254 702 $aGeorgiadou$b Yola$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910367569603321 996 $aInnovative Geo-Information Tools for Governance$93018428 997 $aUNINA