Locality mapping

• Stakeholders, either individually or in a group, draw a map of discussed geographic unit containing boundaries and important features, e.g., roads, rivers, towns and property boundaries • Additional information can be added with post-its, local materials, or 3-dimensional objects • Results are compared and the final result is created through negotiation and discussion by the entire group.

• Keywords: land use planning (LUP)
• Characteristics:

  Decision Making Scale: Local

  Decision Making Direction: Bottom-up

  Stakeholder Involvement: Expert knowledge needed, Spatial data required, Training Required

  Tool Type: Rapid-appraisal