Information Technology for Participatory, Dynamic Administration of Brazilian National Parks

Information Technology tools have evolved and can be useful in bringing society closer to the administration of Protected Areas through Citizen Science-type initiatives. This study developed and tested two tools for National Parks (NPs)(Beta versions): 1) a cellphone app (Parceir@s Parques Nacionais...

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Published inJournal of park and recreation administration Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 92 - 100
Main Authors T.R.N. de Omena, Michel T.R.N. de Omena, de Oliveira Dura Escrich, Rafael, Hanazaki, Natalia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana Sagamore Publishing 01.10.2023
Sagamore Publishing LLC
Subjects
Conservation
Information technology
National parks
National parks and reserves
Nature conservation
Protected areas
Software
Websites
Brazil
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Summary:Information Technology tools have evolved and can be useful in bringing society closer to the administration of Protected Areas through Citizen Science-type initiatives. This study developed and tested two tools for National Parks (NPs)(Beta versions): 1) a cellphone app (Parceir@s Parques Nacionais), and 2) a website (Conserva Parques) that we hope will enable users to interact with NP managers who can gain more direct access to visitors’ perceptions. The app’s goal is to establish user-manager interactions through the registration of occurrences in the NPs, and through the website, thus providing society with a prediction of the degree of nature conservation in NPs by making hypothetical alterations to public use variables. The perceptions of those “beta-testers” were registered in an online form. Both tools achieved approval ratings of over 75%. The conclusion is that the testing of both tools developed in this study can progress to a phase directly with NP users.
ISSN:0735-1968
2160-6862
DOI:10.18666/JPRA-2023-11528