2025-03-182025-03-182024Chamizo Nieto, F.J. y Conejo Arrabal, F. (2024). Geosocial networking for active citizen initiatives from a relational approach: A comparative case study in the Malaga region. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, 8 (8), 4939. https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v8i8.4939.2572-79232572-7931https://hdl.handle.net/11441/170500PPGIS platforms have been widely used to map social actors since the emergence of open access webGIS platforms. This identification of citizen initiatives is based on the physical location, but is rarely combined with social networking. This research seeks to close that gap by using the platIC web-based mapping tool for citizen initiatives, together with their interrelationships. Therefore, a methodical procedure has been defined to construct a geolocalised graph by identifying and categorising linked nodes. Method steps have been tested in three case studies in the Malaga region: Malaga city, Benalmadena, and Valle del Genal. They were selected for a comparative analysis in three different urban and socioeconomic scenarios, namely: a tourist destination with a high density of Spanish population and floating city users; a sun-and-beach destination with a significant presence of resident foreign population; and a rural area suffering from depopulation, respectively. Mapping reveals a higher density of citizen initiatives in central urban areas and with social conflicts. Social graphs show a wider interconnection of nodes in rural areas, but isolated nodes are spread more widely there. Monitoring active citizen initiatives could serve as a basis for local administration to involve the citizenry in the management of current issues in the urban and rural context. Future research may promote new plugins to improve participatory process through webGIS platforms.application/pdf19 p.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/PPGISCitizen participationAssociationismAssociative networkingGraphinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess10.24294/jipd.v8i8.4939