This document summarizes a meeting of the Land Use Systems Group regarding ongoing research into the nexus between digitization and landscape research. It provides an overview of the objectives to conduct a systematic literature review on this topic, identify research gaps, and suggest future directions. A preliminary literature review identified three relevant domains: the impact of digitization on landscapes, its interlinkage with landscape perceptions, and use of digitization for citizen science in landscape research. Next steps include a more detailed literature review and publishing a review paper on the current state of knowledge by March 2019. The research aims to better understand how digitization may influence landscape interactions and perceptions over time.

1. Land Use Systems Group Meeting
05.07.2018
E. Oliveira
S. Tobias
Digitization
and Landscape
Research Nexus

2. Ongoing /
preliminary
As We (and WSL) are just
taking off on the
investigation of the current
and potential interplay
between the “digital world”
and landscape research.

3. Overview
Objectives of the study
Why is this research
important
Details on the systematic
literature review
Summary of results
 Future research
directions
 Forthcoming activities
and events
Digitization
and Landscape Nexus

4. Objective
sProviding a summary of the
state of the art on the nexus
digitization and landscape
research through a systematic
literature review;
Identifying research gaps;
Prioritizing these research
gaps;
Suggesting and justifying
future research directions;
Building the basis of a
workshop at WSL.
Digitization
and Landscape Nexus

5. UnderstandingsDigitization
and Landscape Nexus Digitization
Conversion of analogue
information into digital
information through the use of
digital technologies.
Digitalization
Making digitized information work
for society in general / daily life.
Digital transformation
is the process of devising new
applications that integrate all
digitized data and
digitalized applications.
https://www.coresystems.net/blog/difference-between-
digitization-digitalization-and-digital-transformation

6. Digitization has become a
megatrend and our daily lives
have gone digital so has the
landscape around us.
Why is this research importantDigitization
and Landscape Nexus
 Mobile apps for tracking movement and
physical activity e.g. cycling, hiking etc.
 Drones supporting agricultural activities,
natural resources management etc.;
 Social media platforms supporting the
communication of our environment and
landscapes i.e. through photo-sharing
platforms (e.g. Instagram);
 Crowd-mapping to document pathways;
cycling routes; recreational areas;
 3D visualization tools.
Examples

7. As the digitization of the
physical environment is
increasing it is important:
 To understand better in what
way digitization/digital
transformation can be a threat
or an opportunity for our
landscapes;
 To develop novel solutions
supporting natural resource
management and landscape
planning adapted to the digital
world;
 To explore how digitization can
successfully be implemented to
shape landscapes that provide
values for society and serve
nature.
Why is this research importantDigitization
and Landscape Nexus

8.  This linkage as been
identified as a future
research topic during the
2017 workshop of the WSL
Landscape Centre.
 In line with the objectives of
the WSL Landscape Centre it
is also important
understanding better the
usefulness of digital
developments in landscape
research;
Why is this research importantDigitization
and Landscape Nexus
https://www.wsl.ch/en/about-wsl/programmes-and-
initiatives/landscape-centre.html
More info. about WSL Landscape Centre

9. Literature review: three domains
1) The impact of digitization
on the landscape.
2) The interlinkage between
digitization and landscape
perceptions.
3) Digitization as a means
for citizen science in
supporting landscape
research.

10. Three domains which have generated search terms
Search Terms
Search for discussions and platforms
 Digitization and landscape
 Citizen science
 Digitization
 Digital
 Social media
 Landscape
 Landscape research
 Landscape perceptions
 Natural landscape
 Open space
 Citizen science
 Physical activity
https://www.scopus.com/
https://scholar.google.ch/

11. Combination of search terms used on Scopus & Google Scholar
1. "digitization" AND "landscape"
2. "digitization" AND "landscape research"
3. "digitization" AND "landscape perceptions"
4. "social media" AND "landscape research"
Digitization, social media, perceptions and landscape research

12. Combination of search terms used on Scopus & Google Scholar
Digital, physical activity, health and landscape
6. "physical activity" AND "landscape research"
7. "health benefits" AND "natural landscape"
8. "health experiences" AND "natural landscape"
9. "well-being" AND "natural landscape"
5. "digital landscape" AND "health"

13. Combination of search terms used on Scopus & Google Scholar
10. "citizen science" AND "landscape research"
11. "landscape" AND "perceptions" AND "citizen science"
12. "digital" AND "landscape" AND "citizen science"
13. "citizen science" AND "open space"
14. "citizen science" AND "natural landscape"
Citizen science, perceptions and landscape

14. Geographical and time dimensions of the literature review
Any where
Any time

17. Overall results retrieved via Scopus & Google Scholar matching
the combination of search terms
= 71,638
= 257
= 71,381

18. Overall results retrieved via Scopus (Article title, Abstract, Keywords)

19. Overall results retrieved via Google Scholar(no patents or citations)

20. Comparison of results: Scopus and Google Scholar

21. Search on Twitter
(retrieved on 05.07.2018 / timeframe: 01.01.2018 - present)
#digitization #landscape = 2 results
#digitization #landscaperesearch = 0 results
#digitization #landscape perceptions = 0 results
#socialmedia #landscaperesearch = 0 results
#digitallandscape #health = 0 results
#physicalactivity #landscaperesearch = 0 results
#health benefits #naturallandscape = 0 results
#healthexperiences #naturallandscape = 0 results
#wellbeing #naturallandscape = 0 results
#citizenscience #landscaperesearch = 0 results
#landscapeperceptions #citizenscience = 0 results
#digitallandscape #citizenscience = 0 results
#citizenscience #openspace = 3 results
#citizenscience #naturallandscape = 0 results

22. Search on Twitter
(retrieved on 05.07.2018 / timeframe: 01.01.2018 - present)
#citizenscience #landscape = 2 results
Citizen science to monitor landscape changes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7CR9xrnPM
Initiative on crowd-mapping

23. Twitter accounts on Citizen Science (citizen science in their
Twitter feed name, description or in both)
= 62 platforms dedicated to Citizen Science

24. A more detailed reflection on preliminary results (example)

25. A more detailed reflection on preliminary results (example)

26. A more detailed reflection on preliminary results (example)
Citizen science projects
are of special relevance in
mosquito research
Affiliation:
Division of Forest, Nature and
Landscape Research, Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven,
Landscapes are a social
construct (…) Engaging
these actors in landscape
research will strengthen
their engagement in
landscape conservation
and exploit their often
considerable knowledge
and understanding of local
landscape dynamics.

27. Discover other relevant & related literature

28. Discover other relevant & related literature

29. Future research directions
How digitization will change
the way we perceive
landscapes and how we will
interact with them.
Expanding research by
moving beyond the possible
impacts of digital
infrastructures such as mobile
antennas in the landscape.
How citizen science and
digital knowledge-driven
platforms can better
contribute to value
landscapes and support
landscape planning.
Digitization
and Landscape Nexus

30. Forthcoming activities
 Conduct a more detailed and
content-specific literature review
on the interplay between
digitization and landscape research;
 Publish a review paper on the state
of the art on digitization-landscape
nexus (expected to be submitted in
March 2019);
Digitization
and Landscape Nexus
Forthcoming events
 Incorporating the digitization and
landscape nexus in the programme
of the workshop to be organized by
WSL Landscape Centre in
November 2018;

31. Thank you