Comparing landscape value patterns between participatory mapping and geolocated social media content across Europe
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: In this study, we bring together participatory mapping and analysis of geolocated social media content from the Flickr platform in an assessment of similarities and differences in their utility for landscape value elicitation. We do so in a Pan-European context comparing types of landscape values and their spatial patterns across 19 case sites in 11 European countries. Across these sites, we find great variety in volume, types and spatial patterns of landscape values elicited from participatory mapping by local people and opportunistic use of tags and image locations crowdsourced from Flickr. Most agreement in spatial patterns across the two data sets are found in densely populated landscapes; however, comparison of types of perceived landscape values is challenged by the differing assumptions of each value elicitation technique. We argue for the complementary potential of both approaches and highlight the strengths and weaknesses of using the two together in landscape research, planning and management. An integrated approach is likely to increase the inclusiveness of landscape value assessments.
Source: Landscape and Urban Planning
Institutions: University of Copenhagen, University of Zurich, University of Aberdeen, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, University of Turku, University of Kassel, Ruhr University Bochum, University of Helsinki, Aalto University, Finnish Environment Institute, University of Göttingen, University of Hohenheim
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,410
Awards: Geovisual analysis of VGI for understanding people's behaviour in relation to multi-faceted context (EVA-VGI 2), Wellbeing benefits of urban green infrastructure mapped through participation and 3D virtual landscapes (GreenPlace), Sustainable futures for Europe’s HERitage in CULtural landscapES: Tools for understanding, managing, and protecting landscape functions and values, G6897123805, G7254549047, AGFORWARD, G983147991
OpenAlex ID: W4285005902