title: The GeoCitizen-approach: community-based spatial planning - an Ecuadorian case study.
abstract: Over the last years, geospatial web platforms, social media, and volunteered geographic information (VGI) have opened a window of opportunity for traditional Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) to usher in a new era. Taking advantage of these technological achievements, this paper presents a new approach for a citizen-orientated framework of spatial planning that aims at integrating participatory community work into existing decision-making structures. One major cornerstone of the presented approach is the application of a social geoweb platform (theGeoCitizenplatform) that combines geo-web technologies and social media in one single tool allowing citizens to collaboratively report observations, discuss ideas, solve, and monitor problems in their living environment at a local level. This paper gives an account of an ongoing participatory land-zoning process in the Capital District of Quito, Ecuador, where theGeoCitizenplatform is applied in a long-term study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, Doctoral College GIScience, University Salzburg , Hellbrunnerstrasse 34 , 5020 Salzburg , Austria.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atzmanstorfer
authors.affiliation: Universidad San Francisco de Quito , Av. Diego de Robles y Via Interoceánica, Cumbaya , Ecuador.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Resl
authors.affiliation: Decision and Policy Analysis Program (DAPA), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), CIAT , A.A. 6713 , Cali , Colombia.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eitzinger
authors.affiliation: Universidad San Francisco de Quito , Av. Diego de Robles y Via Interoceánica, Cumbaya , Ecuador.
authors.forename: Xiomara
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Izurieta
keywords: Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS); community-based spatial planning; empowerment; geospatial web platforms; social media