the right information? a view from landscape, landscape management and affordancesnd
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The Right Information?a view from landscape, management and affordances
Sophie VisserLandZij / Utrecht University (external PhD student)
PECSRL 2014 – Sweden, September 8–12 , 2014
Map: landscape values (present)+Text: landscape history
Map: landscape characteristics (present)+Diagram: polder system
Information about cultural landscapes as the central issue
Map(s): landscape objects through time +Data: landscape objects through time
Basic situation and question:
InformationProduct(s)
Affordancesfor use?
Affordancesfor use?
Landscape Steering Information Steering
e..g. Laurini (2001), Information Systemsfor Urban Planning
European Landscape Convention - Explanatory Report, http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Reports/Html/176.htm)
Steering pyramid ELC Steering pyramid
However, there are process types and levels ….
ELC Steering pyramid Information pyramid
Information used: Information made:
…. related to ‘substantial’ differences in information
Information pyramid Information quality levels:
general – abstract - selective - condensed
detailed – concrete – complete - basic
…. With ‘information qualities’ as a type of general affordances
E.g. Pijpers (2006), Information Usage Behavior
Strategic steering
Tactical steering
Operational steering
Levels in ‘Steering’ lead to different general affordances as well:
Policy
Management
ProcessesPolicy
Management
Processes
Policy
Management
Processes
e.g. Lankhorst et al. (2009), Enterprise Architecture at Work Wimmer et al. (2010), Electronic Government
Europe
State
County/Province
Municipality
Administrations Process levels & types
Europe
State
County/Province
Municipality
Administrations Process levels & types => positioning the information
Intended forNational policy
analysis
Affordances for?Product from
Intended for Landscape Planning, etc. at lower levels
Affordances for?
Intended for Landscape Planning, etc. at (sub) local levels
Affordances for?
Product from
Product from
=> Usable as which type of input in which processes?
National Landscape policy
Substantial input
output
Steering input
Support input
Local Landscape planning
output
Support input
Substantial input
Steering input
National Landscape policy
Substantial input
output
Steering input
Support input
Local Landscape planning
Substantial Input? output
Steering:mandatory?
Support input
Substantial input
X Steering input
=> Usable as which type of input in which processes?
National Landscape policy
Substantial input
output
Steering input
Support input
Local Landscape planning
output
Steering?
Support input
Substantial input
XSteering input
Substantial?
=> Usable as which type of input in which processes?
… as well as from on other aspects in processes …..
Approach/view <=> aspects?
How organized?Who is involved & how?
-Space, place, environment?-Characters (ELC), types, …?-Elements, patterns, ..?-Cultural, ecological, ….?-Static, dynamic, …?-Past, present, future?
-Experts, civil servants, locals? -with landscape knowledge?-with ICT/GIS expertise?-with information expertise?-Personal differences?
-Inter-, multi-, transdisciplinary?-Consultative, cooperative, participative?-Power, interests, management?
Approach/view <=> aspects?
How organized?Who is involved & how?
-Space, place, environment?-Characters (ELC), types, …?-Elements, patterns, ..?-Cultural, ecological, ….?-Static, dynamic, …?-Past, present, future?
-Experts, civil servants, locals? -with landscape knowledge?-with ICT/GIS expertise?-with information expertise?-and Personal differences?
-Collaboration?-Cooperation?-Participation?-Consultation?
…… including the context and its choices …….
Purpose(s)
Methods
People & organization
Approache(s)
… as well as the personal affordances to a user
Prior knowledge & experiences
knowledge needs
Becoming aware
Problem/question
Interpreting& analysing
… as well as the personal affordances to a user
After Liew (2007) http://www.tlainc.com/articl134.htm
Prior knowledge & experiences
knowledge needs
Informationneeds
Making needsexplicit
Looking for/at Information
Becoming aware
Problem/question
Interpreting& analysing
Prior knowledge & experiencesknowledge
needs
Informationneeds
Making needsexplicit
Looking for/at Information
Becoming aware
Selection,impressions, experiences
Processing, analysing
Internalizing,integrating
Newinformation
… as well as the personal affordances to a user Problem/question
Interpreting& analysing
Pro - ducing
After Liew (2007) http://www.tlainc.com/articl134.htm
Concluding: ‘The right information’ is …
… information with the right affordances for the right purpose of the right activity in the right context at the right level as seen by the right person (at the right time and the right place)
Philippa Holland, www.bluefinsolutions.com3
… which may put limits to ‘just gathering information’ as well ….
