DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0303

PREMISES FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN AREAS USING PPGIS TECHNIQUES

Ana-Irina Lequeux-Dincă¹, Camelia Teodorescu¹, Alin Butoi², Darius Nestoriuc¹, Eugen Grama³

¹ Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania

² Doctoral School “Simion Mehedinți-Nature and Sustainable Development”, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania

³ National Museum of Old Maps and Books, Bucharest, Romania

Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) practices have become a widely debated research topic in recent years, with clear practical implications and outcomes. Numerous studies and research platforms share experiences and best practices related to software resources capable of supporting participatory governance and enhancing sustainable resource management and accessibility. Understanding the different perspectives of stakeholders on tourism resources, and using their input to generate integrative planning for recreational activities, is essential for the successful and sustainable development of urban leisure activities in major capital cities such as Bucharest. Methodological approaches to this topic are diverse and depend on selecting the most appropriate methods for each specific context. Producing knowledge through stakeholder participation in the communication of tourism resources and events can help build communicative planning mechanisms and foster convergent social and institutional policy-making structures. PPGIS techniques can therefore generate more equitable and resilient mechanisms for various objectives, including the planning of leisure and recreational spaces and activities, as regions and cities increasingly compete for top positions in tourists’ preferences as visible, creative, and community-oriented international leisure destinations worldwide.

Klíčová slova: stakeholders, tourism industry, social involvement, GIS databases

stránky: 303-306, Publikováno: 2026, online: 2026