Spatial visualization as a communication tool in participatory decision support and in education for sustainable development
Abstract
http://www.boku.ac.at/fwhw/provision Securing habitat for animals and plants, quality of life for people (protection from natural hazards, recreation, drinking water) utilisation as hunting grounds and the continuous supply of the renewable primary product wood are important and controversial aims of sustainable forest and wildlife management. Forests are an integral part of the structured landscape. Animals utilize forests as living area but require also a favourable connection between different parts of the landscape (forests, mountain pastures, meadows, water courses). Also animals can have a distinct effect on environment – especially herbivorous game species (roe deer, red deer, chamois) utilize plants as forage. As an example of natural resource management and of the interactions between humans and environment sustainable forest management comprises (concerns) different areas such as tourism, hunting, agriculture or water protection. The integration of the aims of different groups in sustainable forest management require comprehensible models and a clear presentation. Spatial features can be well described in a three dimensional representation of terrain and vegetation. The integration of the spatial view with models for vegetation dynamics (with feedback of wildlife populations) can depict change in landscape. Different development paths for the landscape become conceivable. The three dimensional representation of the landscape utilizes a picture language. This picture language might help to communicate about complex processes, to visualise interactions and to overcome barriers of different language and thinking between society, forest and wildlife management and scientists from different disciplines. The visualisation is based on data from the Rax-Schneeberg region. The region is situated in lower Austria and is managed by the city of Vienna. In the project scientists from technical sciences, natural sciences and social sciences and humanities work together (remote sensing, forest growth research, wildlife ecology, policy science, pedagogics). The conception and development of the visualisation is a process with permanent mutual exchange between the groups: sustainable forest development (employees of city of Vienna) and schools (teacher, association for environmental education). In the first case it will be tested if a visualisation can be used in a participative planning process for sustainable forest and wildlife management. In the second case it’s usability to support education for sustainable developments at schools will be tested. Experts from sciences and practise will advice in the process.
keywords Visualization
Publikationen
PARLAVIS – Partizipative Landschaftsvisualisierung. In BEGUSCH-PFEFFERKORN, K. 2006: Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: Wissen und Handeln verknüpfen.
Autoren: Eckmüllner, O Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Project staff
Otto Eckmüllner
Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Otto Eckmüllner
Project Leader
02.05.2006 - 30.04.2008
Sonja Vospernik
Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Sonja Vospernik
sonja.vospernik@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91412
Sub Projectleader
02.05.2006 - 30.04.2008
Gerhard Weiß
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gerhard Weiß
gerhard.weiss@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73217
Sub Projectleader
02.05.2006 - 30.04.2008
BOKU partners
External partners
Institute of Wildlife Research and Ecology
none
partner
Austrian Society for Nature and Environmental Protection
none
partner