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Geo-Questionnaire for Environmental Planning: The Case of
Ecosystem Services Delivered by Trees in Poland
Patrycja Przewo ´ zna
1,2
, Adam Inglot
3,
* , Marcin Mielewczyk
2
, Krzysztof M ˛ aczka
2
and Piotr Matczak
2
and Piotr W˛ e˙ zyk
4
Citation: Przewo´ zna, P.; Inglot, A.;
Mielewczyk, M.; M ˛ aczka, K.;
Matczak, P.; W˛ e˙ zyk, P.
Geo-Questionnaire for Environmental
Planning: The Case of Ecosystem
Services Delivered by Trees in Poland.
Data 2021, 6, 128. https://doi.org/
10.3390/data6120128
Academic Editor: Jamal Jokar
Arsanjani
Received: 4 November 2021
Accepted: 28 November 2021
Published: 1 December 2021
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1
Department of Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz
University, ul. Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznan, Poland; pwysocka@amu.edu.pl
2
Department for the Study of Social Dynamics, Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul.
Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznan, Poland; marmie@st.amu.edu.pl (M.M.);
krzysztof.maczka@amu.edu.pl (K.M.); matczak@amu.edu.pl (P.M.)
3
Department of Geodesy, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology,
ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
4
Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow,
Al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków, Poland; p.wezyk@ur.krakow.pl
* Correspondence: adam.inglot@pg.edu.pl
Abstract: Studies on society and the environment interface are often based on simple questionnaires
that do not allow for an in-depth analysis. Research conducted with geo-questionnaires is an
increasingly common method. However, even if data collected via a geo-questionnaire are available,
the shared databases provide limited information due to personal data protection. In the article,
we present open databases that overcome those limitations. They are the result of the iTre-es
project concerning public opinion on the benefits provided by trees and shrubs in four different
research areas. The databases provide information on the location of trees that are valuable to the
residents, the distances from the respondents’ residence place, their attitude toward tree removal,
socio-demographic variables, attachment to the place of life, and environmental attitudes. The
presentation of all these aspects was possible thanks to the appropriate aggregation of the results. A
method to anonymize the respondents is presented. We discuss the collected data and their possible
areas of application.
Dataset: The effect of interview location on the perception of Ecosystem Services provided by trees.
A Polish case study. DOI: 10.34808/apm8-re13; Attitudes to tree removal on private property in
rural and urban Polish municipalities. DOI: 10.34808/ds29-zt75; Attitudes to tree removal on private
properties in two Polish cities. DOI: 10.34808/6d3c-qy88.
Dataset License: CC-BY
Keywords: PPGIS; greenery management; environmental sociology
1. Summary
In geoinformation, one of the most promising approaches developed since the 1990s
is Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGISs), which allow inhabitants
to be included in the decision-making process using maps. Different approaches enable
the practical implementation of this idea, including web-based methods such as geo-
questionnaires [1]. This belongs to the Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI)
group of methods based on the softGIS methodology, which concentrates on collecting
spatial information in a user-friendly way with interactive maps [2]. PPGISs provide a
methodology for many applications related to the effective management of urban spaces [3],
including environmental planning [4].
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