TY - BOOK ID - 61122433 TI - Innovative Geo-Information Tools for Governance AU - Reckien, Diana AU - Georgiadou, Yola PY - 2019 SN - 3039213385 3039213377 PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - spatial data infrastructures KW - n/a KW - water point mapping KW - complex adaptive systems KW - FCM (Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping) KW - spatial data infrastructure (SDI) KW - Danube region KW - longitudinal analysis KW - geospatial data KW - administrative technologies KW - data gaps KW - SDI development KW - functionality KW - key services KW - interactive mapping tools KW - the Netherlands KW - coordination KW - New York City KW - renewable energy KW - energy governance KW - social acceptance KW - large-scale base map KW - Citizen Science KW - self-organisation KW - European Union Strategy for the Danube Region KW - dashboard KW - climate change KW - Flanders KW - information communication technologies (ICTs) KW - heat wave KW - Tanzania KW - vulnerability KW - rural water supply KW - ICT4D KW - income groups KW - water points KW - e-services KW - information infrastructure KW - Belgium KW - mobile phone KW - maptable KW - climate governance KW - governance KW - rural water governance UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61122433 AB - In current times, highly complex and urgent policy problems—e.g., climate change, rapid urbanization, equitable access to key services, land rights, and massive human resettlement—challenge citizens, NGOs, private corporations, and governments at all levels. These policy problems, often called ‘wicked’, involve multiple causal factors, anticipated and unanticipated effects, as well as high levels of disagreement among stakeholders about the nature of the problem and the appropriateness of solutions. Given the wickedness of such policy problems, interdisciplinary and longitudinal research is required, integrating and harnessing the diverse skills and knowledge of urban planners, anthropologists, geographers, geo-information scientists, economists, and others. This Special Issue promotes innovative concepts, methods, and tools, as well as the role of geo-information, to help (1) analyze alternative policy solutions, (2) facilitate stakeholder dialogue, and (3) explore possibilities for tackling wicked problems related to climate change, rapid urbanization, equitable access to key services (such as water and health), land rights, and human resettlements in high-, middle-, and low-income countries in the North and South. Such integrative approaches can deepen our understanding of how different levels of government and governance reach consensus, despite diverging beliefs and preferences. Due to the particularly complex spatiotemporal characteristics of wicked policy problems, innovative concepts, alternative methods, and new geo-information tools play a significant role. ER -