A Web-Based Visualization Tool for Exploring Stakeholder Conflicts in Land Use Planning

• This article describes an open source Web-based visualization tool for exploring stakeholder conflicts in land use planning. It implements a multi-criteria decision analytic framework which solves a conflict constrained knapsack problem in order to find Pareto efficient combinations of actions which maximize public value given the conflict constraint. The user interface is centered around an interactive map in which geographical subareas are color shaded in proportion to the mean strength of preference for a particular chosen action within the population in the selected area. The overarching aim of this work is to investigate the use of Web technologies and formal problem-solving methods for improving public participation in land use planning and support local governments in the pursuit of improved decision making. The tool was developed using the free statistical programming language R and the web application framework Shiny. Its usefulness is demonstrated through a case study in Upplands Väsby municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. The article ends with a summary together with some ideas for future research and development. 

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Information Systems, Social aspects (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

conflict mapping

land-use planning

multi-criteria decision analysis

portfolio optimization

visualization

Computer and Systems Sciences

data- och systemvetenskap

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