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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and their role in sustainable planning: a case study from a Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia

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posted on 2023-05-23, 13:31 authored by Versace, VL, Salzman, S, Jacquomo MonkJacquomo Monk, Laurenson, L
A case study is used to demonstrate the application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to inform sustainable development. The suitability of the landscape to support tourism accommodation in a Local Government Area (LGA) is modelled by integrating existing datasets, including conservation areas, residential zones, major roads and known locations of tourism operators into a logistic regression framework. By using a data-driven approach an indication of the relative importance of each explanatory variable can be accounted for, therefore informing planners of the importance of different assets. In a region where tourism is reliant upon natural features, this use of information systems in conjunction with quantitative statistical modelling can valueadd to existing datasets. The provision of this kind of knowledge is important as it would otherwise not factor into the decision-making process had the datasets been considered independently of each other – a concept that applies to both the public and private sectors.

History

Publication title

ACIS 2011 Proceedings

Volume

13

Pagination

1-10

ISBN

978-1-74210-239-9

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Australasian (ACIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)

Place of publication

Australia

Event title

22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems

Event Venue

Sydney

Date of Event (Start Date)

2011-11-29

Date of Event (End Date)

2011-12-02

Rights statement

Copyright 2011 ACIS

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Regional planning

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