Project Title (Acronym)
Geovisualisierung und Kommunikation in partizipativen Entscheidungsprozessen (GEOKOM-PEP)
Geovisualisation and communication in participatory decision processes
Duration
01.10.2009 - 30.09.2011
Funding Organization
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research. Sparkling Science Programme. Research Projects
Project Number
SPA/02 - 78/GEOKOM-PEP
Summary
This project develops a collaborative and discoursive spatial planning environment based on virtual globes. It does so by using lab situations that include pupils as developers, and later as evaluators of the platform they have been conceiving. Pupils therefore are participating in all aspects of the R&D process in a continuing and ongoing cooperation between researchers and education partners.
The discussion on participative planning environments so far has developed a wide variety of different planning tools. These are partly based on face2face situations, partly on blended learning principles and partly already use Web2.0 technologies. One of these tools, supporting planning under the conditions of global change with specific use of scientific data in the decision making process, is "Surfing Global Change" (© Gilbert Ahamer). Here, a democratic and discoursive decision making process will be emphasized. This toolset has been tested in both realworld planning situations as well as in interdisciplinary teaching and learning situations at universities and schools. Spatial planning here offers a support for learning processes. This conception follows the idea that collaborative spatial planning can be considered as learning process by trading participants’ views on a specific problem.
However, as with most other collaborative planning tools, SCG is missing out on (geo-)spatial visualization. Current thought in spatial visualization hints at support function for hypotheses generating and in discoursive processes. GEOKOM-PEP tries to enhance spatial planning by developing and evaluating a geovisualization for the existing SGC planning tool that can be used by lay persons. At the same time, pupils are involved in developing and evaluating a specific learning environment. It is supposed that the project helps pupils to use tools of e-participation and e-democracy, as well as developing a sense of spatial citizenship.
Partner
- Z_GIS Centre for Geoinformation, University of Salzburg
- digital:earth:at Centre for learning and teaching Geography and Geoinformatics
- Salzburg University of Education, Department of Secondary Schools
- Lehreinheit Geographie, Universität Koblenz-Landau
- Institut National de al Recherche Pedagogique
- Bundeskanzleramt, Bereich IKT Strategie des Bundes
- Zentrum für E-government, Donauuniversität Krems
- Europagymnasium und Bundesgymnasium Salzburg- Nonntal
- Akademisches Gymnasium Salzburg
GIScience Contact Person
Thomas Jekel, Robert Vogler, Gudrun Wallentin, Sabine Hennig, Gilbert Ahamer
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