GED – TOOLKIT: OPEN GEOSPATIAL DATA AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT GENERATIVE ECONOMY PROCESSES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Abstract. How can FOSS GIS support generative economy processes in small settled communities? The paper answers this question by proposing a toolbox made up of specific open geospatial data that be processed through GIS. These consist maps, accompanied numerical values.The information collected is intended to lay the foundations for an open-access manual procedures creation database. This manual, currently under development, created within research funded Department Architecture and Urban Studies Politecnico di Milano integral part experimental game aimed at supporting students development local self-sustainability scenarios.The called GED Toolkit. acronym stands Generative Environmental Design, with term we refer approach design anthropized environment oriented towards economies.The presents good practices, measuring their consistency Economy Principles resource impacts mapping. are useful first place understand systemic features practice itself relationship territory hosts it, secondly verify possible transferability other contexts.