Spatial Tools for Integrated and Inclusive Landscape Governance: Toward a New Research Agenda

Environ Manage. 2021 Nov;68(5):611-618. doi: 10.1007/s00267-021-01547-x. Epub 2021 Oct 15.

Abstract

Participatory spatial tools-community mapping, PGIS, and others-find increasing resonance among research and non-governmental organizations to make stakeholder claims and community perspectives explicit for more inclusive landscape governance. In this paper, we situate the use of participatory spatial tools in debates on integrated landscape approaches and inclusive development. We show that using such spatial tools is not new but argue that their application for inclusive landscape governance requires a new research agenda that focuses on expanding the scope of application of the tools, improving the inclusivity of the processes, and developing new technologies.

Keywords: Inclusive landscape governance.; Integrated landscape approaches; Participatory spatial tools.