The Role of Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Management and the Development of Renewable Energy Sources—A Review Approach

Anna Kochanek (), Agnieszka Generowicz and Tomasz Zacłona
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Anna Kochanek: Faculty of Engineering, State University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz, 33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland
Agnieszka Generowicz: Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland
Tomasz Zacłona: Faculty of Economic Sciences, State University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz, 33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-34

Abstract: The article examines the role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool for environmental management and for the planning and development of renewable energy sources (RES). Based on a review of the literature, it is demonstrated that GIS support key managerial functions, including planning, monitoring, decision-making, and communication, by enabling comprehensive spatial analysis and the integration of environmental data. The study emphasizes the importance of GIS in facilitating a systemic and interdisciplinary approach to environmental governance. The paper examines how GIS can help with environmental management, specifically in locating high-risk areas and strategically placing energy investments. Examining GIS’s organizational, technological, and legal facets, it emphasizes how it is increasingly collaborating with cutting-edge decision-support technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), remote sensing, and big data. The analysis emphasizes how GIS help achieve sustainable development’s objectives and tasks.

Keywords: Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Renewable Energy Sources (RES); spatial planning; management instrument; environmental management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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