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GIS for regional planning in a cross-border context: the case of Geneva
ROUSSEAUX, Vanessa
ROUSSEAUX, Vanessa. GIS for regional planning in a cross-border context: the case of Geneva. In: Integration of Spatial Decision Support Systems and Evidence Based Modelling in National/Regional Policy Applications and Regulatory Systems : Scientific and Policy Challenges, Dublin (Ireland), 10-12 juillet, 2013
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Workshop
Integration of Spatial Decision Support Systems and Evidence Based Modelling in National/Regional Policy Applications and Regulatory Systems: Scientific and Policy Challenges
10-12 July 2013 University College Dublin
School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy
INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT
GIS for regional planning
in a cross-border context: the case of Geneva
Vanessa Rousseaux, University of Geneva
Institute for Environmental Sciences, Human Ecology group
CONTENT
• Foreword
1. Ongoing research 2. Geneva area
3. Cross-border territorial observation
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Institute for Environmental Sciences Human Ecology group
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www.unige.ch/ecohum/index_en.html
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1. Ongoing research :
Use of geographic information in cross-border cooperation projects
(R. Lawrence, H. Dao)
• General context
• Main challenges
Context : crossroads
Territory
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1. Ongoing research
territorialisation
interterritoriality Geog Info
institutional
volunteer EU legal framework
Public policy
expertise
Public participation
New actors New users
New possibilities New legal framework
New challenges - for local/regional authorities
- for institutional GI commercial/hybrid
Position
• GI as a representation
• Understand territorial dynamics
• Basis for public policy
Cross-border project:
• Need for common representation
• Appropriation - of the project - of the territory
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1. Ongoing research
What
Where
Geographic information Territory
’’Reality’’ Knowledge
GIS
Decision
Missing links
1. Ongoing research
Where is Geneva ?
2. GENEVA AREA
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© Grand Genève
2. Geneva area
The «Grand Genève» conurbation
• 70’s : France-Geneva cooperation on fiscal matters
• 2012 : Fance-Vaud-Geneva conurbation project
=> Grand Geneve
• 2013 : GG integrated in Cantonal Structure Plan
• A «compact, polycentric, green conurbation»
2. Geneva area
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© Grand Genève
Grand Genève : who is involved ?
918 000 inhabitants
440 000
employments
212
municipalities
2000 km2
Grand Genève conurbation : key data
2. Geneva area
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3. Cross-border territorial observation in Grand Genève conurbation
• OST- Observatoire statistique transfrontalier Statistical cross-border observatory
• SITG - Système d’information du territoire
Genevois
Information System of Geneva’s Territory
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Canton de Genève Canton de Vaud Département de l’Ain
Département de la Haute-Savoie
Zone d’étude de l’Observatoire statistique
© Observatoire statistique transfrontalier
OST
3. Cross-border territorial observation
OST
3. Cross-border territorial observation
SITG
• Organisation with many public actors involved
• Database
• 619 layers
• 27 themes
• ≈ 8 million objects
• Consultation, creation, diffusion
• Added value of existing data
• Metadata
3. Cross-border territorial observation
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SITG
3. Cross-border territorial observation
SITG
3. Cross-border territorial observation
Cross-border products
• Thematical maps (water, industry, forestry, etc.)
• Land cover map (from orthophoto and satellites, 5 m)
• Symplified zoning map with common legend
• Planning documents : cross-border and from each side
• Cross-border city map, 1:10’000 scale
• Touristic map of conurbation, in 3 languages (FR-EN-DE), 1:50’000 scale
3. Cross-border territorial observation
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Example : waste collection
3. Cross-border territorial observation
