PPGIS Practical Guide – The present guide sets out to define the use of Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS), adapted to suit particular requirements in the context of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) in the Mediterranean. It builds on the set up of an all-inclusive PPGIS community which integrates with the community fabric in the selected pilot areas of the Mare Nostrum project.
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PPGIS Activities in Malta – The IRMCo team chose the following topic for the PPGIS activities in Malta: “Safeguarding and protecting the remaining Open Spaces in and around the Grand Harbour”.
In 2014, a series of seminars on ‘Safeguarding and Sharing our Open Spaces’ with the local communities and local councils of the Grand Harbour area, revealed that common concerns are shared by the Grand Harbour communities. The aspirations and visions expressed in these seminars demonstrated a strong sense of commitment to place and led to the birth of a Local Communities’ Charter which promotes a more holistic approach to the future ‘improvement’ of the Green and Blue Open Spaces of the Grand Harbour area.
Throughout 2015, IRMCo continued with the systematic mapping of the Open Spaces through field surveys and continued to receive ‘crowd sourced’ places of interest and eco-heritage trails as drawn by the local communities in the Grand Harbour.
