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This chapter explores methods of supporting ecological network planning at the district level (biotope) of local cities by obtaining the necessary information for environmental learning programs through public involvement. Recently, environmental learning activities among communities in Japan have become a useful way to improve residents’ awareness of the ecosystem around residential areas. However, ecological network database sources for the planning of such eco-city concepts are limited at the urban or regional levels of municipalities. Environmental learning programs are also a way for local governments to gather useful information on biotopes in urban districts. In order to gain consensus in the decision-making process of an ecological network plan, particularly in districts located on the edges of urban and suburban areas, some local governments collect information provided by residents via on-line investigation of possible biotopes around their residences.
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This project is supported by Kanazawa city government (Project Reference No. 1178).
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Shen, Z., Kawakami, M., Yamashita, S. (2012). Visualization of the District Ecological Network Plan at Urban Partitions for Public Involvement. In: Geospatial Techniques in Urban Planning. Advances in Geographic Information Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13559-0_16
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