Spatial knowledge generation in planning practice

What is it about?

This article contributes to the understanding of spatial thinking in decision-making by exploring the influence of spatial data in these processes. Through storylines, it analyzes the arguments that planning practitioners offer in support of infrastructure-led decisions in Arequipa (Peru), before and after spatial data usage.

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Why is it important?

Spatial thinking and spatial knowledge generation in decision-making are still not mature fields of study in planning research, despite these being crucial elements in decision-making for addressing the issues of the twenty first-century city.