Territorial sociometries of citizen participation: Kernel maps as a support tool for municipal strategic planning

Abstract

Based on the assumption of the need for citizen participation for a more effective municipal strategic planning, this paper analyzes the perception and participation of young people in the construction of territorial sociometries as new social maps. The research focuses on the municipality of Cascais as a case study, through a spatial form of Public Participation with Geographic Information System (PPGIS) to explore mobility, topophilia, topophobia, toponegligences and proposals for change. In addition to proposing and highlighting the application of Kernel maps as a PPGIS instrument, this research embodied the challenges that still face the use of these tools in the transition to 3rd Generation Municipal Master Plans in Portugal.