RESTAURA project: Using public participation GIS to explore technological risk, landscape, and health perceptions in Camp de Tarragona

The RESTAURA project proposes an integrated public participation GIS (PPGIS) methodology to investigate the relationships among technological risk perceptions, landscape perception, and self-reported mental health in petrochemical clusters in Camp de Tarragona. The method combines spatial and non-spatial data through PPGIS platfrom to capture both the geographic distribution of perceived risks and the subjective experiences of affected communities. The methodology follows a four-phase deductive mixed-methods design to allow integration of participatory inputs with spatial analysis to support comparative and transferable insights. The approach emphasizes the role of public participation in identifying perceived risk sources, affected areas, and emotionally valued or stressful landscapes. By linking spatial perceptions of technological risk with landscape evaluations and perceived stress, the method provides a comprehensive framework for examining how industrial environments influence well-being. The methodology is designed to be transferable to other industrial urban contexts and to support planning and policy debates on risk reduction, urban design, and public health.•Collection of spatially explicit public perceptions of technological risk, landscape values, and health using a online survey.•A combined spatial and statistical analysis to explore the relationship between perceived risk, landscape features, and mental health outcomes by using ArcGIS Pro 3.3.0, InVEST 3.14.3 and Jamovi 2.6.17.