Web-based Public Participation GIS platforms to support rehabilitation processes of urban riparian landscapes

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Over the past several decades, urban development has severely impacted rivers and streams and constrained their ecological functioning (Everard & Moggridge 2012). Rehabilitating urban rivers may provide an array of tangible and intangible benefits, including health, economic value, quality of life, or contributions towards regional regeneration (Lundy & Wade 2011). Despite growing interest, several planning and management issues discourage widespread initiation and implementation of river rehabilitation schemes. A major reason for hesitation is that these schemes can be controversial because of conflicting interests and expectations, often resulting in a lack of general support (Warner et al. 2012). In this context, it is critical that urban river rehabilitation consider riparian communities’ current perceptions and future preferences for their riparian landscapes through public participation (Junker & Buchecker …

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