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Using Interactive Web Tools in Landscape Planning

Abstract: 
This article examines how communication in the context of environmental issues can be supported by modern web tools, social media, and new visualization approaches. It argues for the potential of social media to support communication about sustainability a local level. The case study examines citizens’ responses to the development of intensive livestock farming in a rural setting and how social media could be applied in the participatory planning and communication of the landscape planning.
Author: 
Sebastian Krätzig and Bartlett Warren-Kretzschmar
Institution: 
Leibniz University Hannover & Utah State University
Year: 
2014
Region(s): 
Industry Focus: 
Information & Telecommunication
Internet & Cyberspace
Country: 
Germany
Datatype(s): 
Case Studies