Some issues in planning and revitalization of urban green space in the light of use of the participatory GIS method based on Olsztyn geosurvey – study results (part 2)

Abstract

An Internet application in the form of geosurvey was designed and created for the aim of the study. An online survey, entitled promotionally "Have Infl uence on Olsztyn Green Space!" was on from mid-October 2014 to the end of January 2015. Respondents (residents of Olsztyn and the surrounding area) expressed their opinions and assessments on green spaces and recreation areas in the city on the geoankietaolsztyn.pl website. Based on voluntary geographic information, spatial analyses of urban greenery perception were made at the level of three scales: the town, the housing estate, the nearest area. The paper presents a diagramme of the study process related to the problem of designing and revitalizing Olsztyn urban green space with the use of the participative GIS method (softGIS). The suggested stages of the study process are: 1) Identifi cation of respondents general opinion on and assessment of green areas 2) Social development of urban space based on the perception of the area of residence 3) Analysis of detailed spatial data-respondents' suggestions for changes 4) Identifi cation and development of positive, friendly and important places in the city or housing estate 5) Attempt to formulate design guidelines. Selected results of the study have been presented in various parts of the paper. The results of the fi rst stage serve to focus the general attention on areas of action that, according to residents, are not functioning well enough and need improvement.

Using different mapping techniques and GIS programs in the analysis and visualisation of mental maps

“…GIS tools not only make it possible to process and visualise cartographic data but also can be used for data acquisition. Such an approach is particularly possible in evaluative mapping (Walenciak et al, 2017a(Walenciak et al, , 2017b. The respondents answer the questions in a so-called geo--survey.…”