Strategic Regional Planning: Mixing Data, Experts, and GIS
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A strategic approach to guide sustainable development of South Gippsland Shire in Victoria (Australia) initiated application of GIS methods in concert with data and experts. Two major models have been developed by the Strategic Resources Planning team at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment using ArcView ModelBuilder to map suitability for agricultural and urban land use. Both models use a GIS-based Multi-criteria modeling approach combining empirical data with experts judgment. Agricultural Suitability model considered soil, landscape and climate criteria whereas Urban Buildability model assessed physio-environmental, socio-economic and spatial phenomena to define locational suitability.
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