Geographic Information Systems and the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas

Autor: Krystyna Kurowska, Renata Marks-Bielska, Stanisław Bielski, Audrius Aleknavičius, Cezary Kowalczyk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Land, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 6 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-445X
DOI: 10.3390/land10010006
Popis: Sustainable development is socioeconomic growth that integrates political, economic, and social measures alongside environmental protection to meet the needs of communities and citizens without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The sustainable development concept was initially based on three main pillars: environment, economy, and society. In successive years, this concept has been expanded to include new pillars. The awareness of these changes has influenced our research interests. The main research objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of geographic information system (GIS) tools (data, tools, and multidimensional analyses) to the implementation of sustainable development principles in rural areas. The study covered rural and nonurbanized areas in Poland, especially farmland, forests, fisheries, and farms. The study presents the results of our research into environmental, economic, and social determinants of growth in the spatial dimension. GIS tools continue to evolve, which improves access to information and increases database managers’ awareness that highly accurate data are needed for spatial analyses. GIS systems allow us to formulate, in a structured and formal way, models that reflect both the current state and forecast changes that will occur in space. It is a very useful tool in the sustainable development of rural areas.
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