Water Quality Mapping for Water Management

Authors

  • Sébastien Caquard Centre de Recherche sur l’Environnement et l’Aménagement (CRENAM) Univ. Saint-Etienne

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP32.626

Keywords:

hydrology, water quality mapping, geovisualization

Abstract

This paper explores how maps can support water quality management as part of a common project between a water management organization (Service Départementale de L’eau du Conseil Général de Haute-Loire - France) and a research laboratory (Centre de Recherche sur l’Environnement et l’Aménagement - Université de Saint-Etienne - France). Visualization tools are proposed to bring together the different stakeholders in the negotiation process for water management. Two fundamental questions are examined here: (1) how do we communicate the different water quality information to the various stakeholders to improve their awareness of the environment; and (2) how could we evaluate the effectiveness of a cartographic visualization system in the process of negotiation between different stakeholders. Alternative methods are proposed here to present and evaluate water quality information in the form of maps.

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Published

1999-03-01

How to Cite

Caquard, S. (1999). Water Quality Mapping for Water Management. Cartographic Perspectives, (32), 29–43. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP32.626

Issue

No. 32 (1999)

Section

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