The Use of Geographical Information Systems and Technology in Studies on Environment
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2023) | Viewed by 2407
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dtm processing; rusle; soil water erosion; spatial analysis; life quality indicators; network analysis; gis; life quality measures; 3D GIS
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, living in both urban and suburban areas presents many challenges. Cities are growing and becoming more populated. Suburban areas in many countries are becoming increasingly sprawling. The pandemic and its associated limitations have highlighted the deficiencies of the spaces in which we live. Many inhabitants still do not have access to basic facilities and services (education, health, public transport, or recreation), which significantly reduces their quality of life. The great challenge is to develop these areas in a sustainable way, so that the quality of the environment is recognized as a contributor to well-being and mental health. Hence, it is important to be able to properly assess the current state of the environment and to know how to reduce its weaknesses and to improve its strengths. GIS tools provide the opportunity to develop and implement methodologies for measuring the quality of the living environment in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Meanwhile, modelling tools make it possible to generate different scenarios and predict what future living environments will look like, and whether they will be sustainable and liveable spaces. Equally important is the appropriate use of the results of spatial analysis in decision-making systems at different levels of administration.
Accordingly, this Special Issue will publish papers that conceptually and/or empirically assess changes in the environment, determine the quality of life of residents in different areas, and identify protective factors and risk factors for well-being and mental health. A variety of article forms and methodologies are welcome in order to develop better strategies to address the needs of residents, including those in different age groups, or with different family and work situations.
Topics:
- Application of GIS and spatial modelling in improving the quality of urban/suburban/rural spaces;
- Tools and methodologies that help to build citizen awareness and influence citizens' behaviour;
- The quality of urban/suburban/rural space and its impact on the well-being of residents;
- Resilience of urban/suburban/rural spaces to unfavourable changes;
- Sustainable rural and urban planning;
- Soft cities or smart cities;
- Urban villages and turning the city over to pedestrians;
- Protecting cultural landscapes;
- Landscape aesthetics assessment—validation, landscape assessment metrics;
- Life quality indicators;
- Environment quality indicators.
Dr. Anna Fijałkowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spatial analysis
- GIS&T
- urban studies
- urban planning
- GIS and remote sensing
- green spaces/infrastructure
- blue spaces/infrastructure
- resilient cities
- urban sustainability/best management practices
- life quality
