The Application of PPGIS to Telecoupling Research: A Case Study of the Agricultural Landscape Transformation in an Indigenous Village in Taiwan

Abstract

Telecoupling theory studies how land use is affected by human–environmental systems in different ways and avoids a binary opposition at local and global scales. The current study attempts to use the PPGIS approach in telecoupling research, taking the Kalibuan village in Taiwan’s high mountains as a case study; defining the scope of telecoupling systems from a local perspective; and analyzing the effect and significance of PPGIS research methods. The study observed that researchers were able to collect the various perspectives and information obtained through public participation methods, including social relations, historical and cultural contexts, and ecological conditions, and improves the quality of the data through mutual discussions and data verifications. We can obtain historical data, social-nature coupled data, and cross-scale data via the contribution of GIS visualization, storage, and zoom in/out functions, as well as by facilitating telecoupling research.

Practical Research on Mixed-PPGIS Promoting Public Participation in Urban Micro-Public Space Renewal

“…Mixed-PPGIS allows technical methods to be integrated into bottom-up participatory planning. Three characteristics such as multiple participation, phase partitioning processing, and mixed development mode were reflected in the present study [8]. The participation platform of mixed-PPGIS played a critical role in the renewal of urban micro-public spaces with "people" as the key factor.…”

Driving Mechanisms of Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Land Use Conflicts and Simulation under Multiple Scenarios in Dongting Lake Area

“…The most widely applied methods of LUCF analysis include qualitative analysis methods (game theory and logical framework method) [17] and quantitative analysis of the intensity of LUCF through the pressure-state response (PSR) model and the conflict composite index method of complexity-vulnerability-stability of land use systems [18,19]. Following the advancement of remote sensing technology, methods based on landscape patterns and public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) have been increasingly applied to the analysis of spatiotemporal changes in LUCF [20,21]. In previous studies, a single rationale or methodology has been employed to weigh conflicting interests, whereas fewer studies have coupled the advantages of various approaches.…”