Data and mapping for CRISOLA

Abstract

The data analysis was carried out through the use of a series of thematic processes that employed spreadsheets and spatial information systems. It is to be noted that the data was obtained from diverse sources and aggregated into a GIS. This process was based on the use of various tools and datasets such as Corine Land Cover (European Environment Agency), statistical sources (ISTAT Italy and NSO Malta), on-the-ground research and interviews (carried out through the Phase I and Phase II of the project). The initial interviews with the thematic experts and the Local Councils (MT) and Comune/Provincie (IT) yielded valuable information that resulted in the identification of hotspot areas. Interestingly, the perceptions emanating from the perspectives of the policy makers and those sourced from the raw data elicit diverse realities. The use of in-depth hotspot analysis as carried out in the Malta study as against the Sicilian study, the latter, which did not have data at the point level, shows that the hotspot approach is required to ensure that the perspectives are inherently di"erent from the realities as extracted from the base data.