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Mapping Needs, Shaping Cities > Integrative planning tools for healthy and green cities
Mapping Needs, Shaping Cities > Integrative planning tools for healthy and green cities
The research project "Mapping Needs, Shaping Cities" investigates the use of PPGIS surveys (Public Participation Geographic Information System) to collect user data on green and open spaces and their integration into existing planning structures.
In the coming years, measures for internal development, structural densification and climate adaptation will permanently change our settlement areas. While Swiss cities have already incorporated areas of structural densification into their planning, the qualities of settlement development, in particular the needs of residents in terms of open space provision, have so far only been incorporated to a limited extent.
The investigation of the actual use and existing qualities of green and open spaces is being carried out from the perspective of residents in the metropolitan areas of Zurich and Geneva with the help of PPGIS surveys. The project pursues two objectives:
- The project investigates whether spatially localised user surveys in GIS help to better adapt green and open spaces to the actual usage needs and expectations of the population. This could contribute to improving the quality of open space provision, especially for vulnerable user groups, and increase the acceptance of internal development projects.
- The project analyses the framework conditions for the integration of an adapted tool into existing GIS systems and planning processes. Based on this, an adapted planning tool will be developed to facilitate the planning of green and open spaces for small and medium-sized municipal administrations with regard to climate adaptation and internal development.
-> Detailed project description for download
-> To the survey in French
Project manager: Prof. Dr. Tanja Herdt
Contact: +41 58 257 48 93 / mnsc@ost.ch
Participating institutes: IRAP Institute for Spatial Development
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Duration: 2024 to 2028