Integrating GIS into Forest Resources Spatial Management and Planning (5) – Participatory GIS (PGIS) for Community Based Natural Resources Management (Case Study in Tinto, Cameroon)
This article is summarized and concluded from articles as follow:
(1) Making GIS Work in Forest Management by Manij Upadhyay, unpublished work.
(2) A Hierarchical Approach to Spatial Forest Planning by Ugo Feunekes and Andrew Cogswell, USDA Forest Service, Proceeding
(3) HCVF/A Identify Within Ecoregion; Integrating Conservation Planning into Regional Spatial Planning by Barano Siswa Sulistyawan, WWF Indonesia,
(4) Assessing participatory GIS for community-based natural resources management: claiming community forests in Cameroon by Michael K. McCall and Peter A. Minang, The Geography Journal Volume 171 No.(4) pages 283-306, 2010
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Participatory GIS (PGIS) for Community Based Natural Resources Management (Case Study in Tinto, Cameroon)
Integrating GIS into Forest Resources Spatial Management and Planning (5) -- There is an apparent lack of socio-economic data that could be used for GIS in forest management. Hence, there is a recent trend to encourage participation in forest management strategies. There is an often implicit assumption that PGIS use is effective, in that it meets content needs, satisfies underlying...