Bridging the knowledge divide between public and experts using PGIS for land use planning in Malaysia |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia;2. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Australia;3. Queensland Centre for Population Research, The University of Queensland, Australia;4. College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia;5. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA;1. Department of Geoinformation, Faculty of Geoinformation and Real Estate, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia;2. Delft University of Technology, Section GIS-technology, Department OTB, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, P.O. Box 5030, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands;3. Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia, Jalan Semarak, 50578 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;1. Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia;1. Institute of Earth Systems, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta;2. Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK;3. Aberystwyth Business School, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DY, Wales, UK;1. School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;2. University of South Australia, Australia;3. Enviroconnect, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Ineffective public participation in land-use planning contributes to the lack of communication and understanding between the public and experts, acting as a barrier to successful planning outcomes. In this study, we assess whether Participatory GIS (PGIS) is a suitable method to bridge the communication gap between the public and expert knowledge for planning in the developing country context of Malaysia. Through a mixed methods approach, we investigate whether expert knowledge converges or diverges with the public's perceived knowledge obtained through a PGIS process and assess the potential benefits of PGIS from public and expert planning perspectives. The results indicate more convergence than divergence in knowledge and perspective, indicating that a PGIS process can communicate local knowledge to planning authorities to inform land use and development planning in Malaysia. Both the public and planning experts recognize the potential benefits of PGIS, but successful implementation will require major changes in traditional Malaysian public participation processes. |
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| Keywords: | Lay/expert divide Knowledge gap Barriers to public participation Participatory GIS Malaysia |
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