DOI
10.24259/fs.v5i2.10921
Abstract
The conventional Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial mapping techniques fail to understand a spatially complex forest area. This is because forest landscapes cannot be easily mapped into a two-dimensional map, which is usually used in spatial planning. In addition, planning maps are the fundamental factors of land grabbing issues. To solve this problem, counter-mapping arises at the local level as a tool to overcome the problem of land grabbing in forest areas in Indonesia. Counter mapping is defined here as part of a broader term under participatory mapping or citizen mapping. However, counter-mapping also faces critiques in terms of different epistemological and socio-economic-political conditions at the local level. This article elaborates the use of GIS and spatial mapping methods within a 'critical' social science approach based on literature review and field experiences. This article also aims to analyze counter-mapping as a ‘tool’ to solve the forest land-use problem, which can contribute to the choice of policy instruments in forest management and conservation in Indonesia.
Recommended Citation
Sidiq, Asrul
(2021)
"Critical Approaches to GIS and Spatial Mapping in Indonesia Forest Management and Conservation,"
Forest and Society: Vol. 5:
Iss.
2, Article 27.
DOI: 10.24259/fs.v5i2.10921
Available at:
https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/fs/vol5/iss2/27
Pages
190-195
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