Public opinion is an integral component to land preservation decision making which previous prioritization systems have neglected. To address this, a process was created which incorporates public opinion into the land preservation process. A GIS based framework was used to generate prioritization maps from community member rankings in a focus group setting. This process is effective in gaining a better understanding of the public prioritization preferences, and can be used to build consensus in the local community.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Crider, Nicholas Ingram
• Oswald, Caleb Chase
• Maurer, Peter Khammaneejan
• McDannald, Austin S.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050509-014450

Keyword

• City planning
• Open spaces
• Community engagement

Advisor

• Brown, Donald R.
• Krueger, Robert

Year

• 2009

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Gobi, Anne M.

Date created

• 2009-05-05

Location

• Leicester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright