... several millions of 1965 dollars; the development of hundreds of thousands of lines of computer code in very primitive programming language; and the invention of novel devicesfor converting maps to ... Specialist in the Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility at the University of Wisconsin-Madison David L Tulloch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Associate ... Professor in the Urban Planning & Policy Program and Director ofthe Digital Cities Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago Susan C Stonich is Professor in the Department of Anthropology and...
... to a veteran planner The planner offered the following advice: ‘You don’t want to be the GIS expert You want to be the person who poses the questions forthe GIS expert to answer.’ The student ... information or the results of their own projects and tend to be reluctant to undertake extensive work on behalf of a community organization Quasi-autonomous non- governmental organizations – These ... an inventory, most ofthe questions were chosen to get basic information about the operation of these organizations: their structure, when they were founded, their funding sources and level of...
... March and Sproul 1990) The adoption of GIS may reduce the cohesion ofthe community organization as rifts develop between the new experts and often longer-term members ofthe organization These ... taxation, and other maps relevant to their planning mission Many other city and state offices, such as departments of natural resources and pollution control agencies, create and distribute maps In ... enter their own information into the GIS, and the shared infrastructure and expertise might create the capacity for innovative integration of other kinds of information with GIS It could also be an...
... changed and that their neighbourhoods were now in jeopardy, the residents, workers, artists, non- profits and night club owners began organizing to confront thecity Planning Department and Planning ... competition at the parcel scale while maintaining the larger economic and physical vision ofan evolving neighbourhood within the context of a cityThe story shows that information-based maps helped ... land-use study which would likely conclude that there is an abundance of industrial land in San Francisco If this is the case, then these industrial lands will be re-zoned Furthermore, given the...
... organizing ofthe data, and the hours of training and handholding, there is still an insignificant use of GIS at the level ofthe CDCs Everyone concerned, OHCD, other city agencies watching the ... strategic planning This has not come to pass If bringing that vision to reality were the only measure ofthe program’s success, it failed For all the distribution of PCs and software, the cleaning and ... stand-alone GIS, does so with sacrifices It limits the available data, the tools for presentation and analysis, and the features that can be manipulated The components that are included in the...
... examine whether property values and conditions had changed Quantitative information on changes in property values and conditions, as well as qualitative information capturing the perceptions of residents ... in their homes to gather information about their observations and housing concerns Further, the case of PPNA illustrates the continued need to consider a range of strategies and institutional ... ownership of a tax forfeited and vacant lot between their homes sought information from the database regarding the ownership history, zoning, and legal description ofthe lot They used this information...
... meetings For example, with a web-based system the public can make comments and express their views in a relatively anonymous and non- confrontational manner compared with the traditional method of making ... formulate one or more decision choices, and provide feedback and evaluationofthe system Exploration ofthe decision problem is an essential part ofthe user’s learning process Having direct and easy ... identify the best compromise solution and thereby maximize the acceptability ofthe final decision The ability to formulate decision choices based on exploration and experimentation is an essential...
... spatial information to be gathered in the context ofthe traditional form Now a user can use the ‘point-and-click’ simplicity of web-based forms to a ‘show and tell’ about a particular location in ... comparative analysis ofthe potential areas for urbanization based on state-required factors for selection of urban reserves This tool allowed planners, elected officials and residents to compare the ... and whether they were likely to be included or not in the final selection of urban reserves Residents could understand and be part ofthe decision making process, breaking out ofthe traditional...
... including the area around the Great Barrier Reef Growing concern about potential environmental impact is balanced by a recognition ofthe regional and national importance ofan economically vibrant ... use of HRIC • Impact on other agencies • Use of HRIC by non- partners and impacts on those users • Interaction with other organizations: changes to general levels of frequency of interaction; ... nature and process of interactions, confidence in other groups • Evaluationofthe dynamics ofthe process (key participants, positives, negatives) • Awareness ofthe quality and availability of...
... Contrast the ready acceptance of these digitally enhanced forestry maps with the government rejection of sketch maps ‘prepared by peasants’ in an effort to claim lake portions ofthe Titicaca National ... data and ideas acquired by a human group on its environment as a result ofthe group’s use and occupation of a region over many generations’ Johnson (1992) extends the definition to include ‘nonindigenous ... boats while monofilament nets supplanted hook and line gear The intensification and expansion ofthe inshore sector was also accompanied by the imposition ofan increasingly centralized management...
... farmland ($8,370) is the highest in the nation The constant tension between these broad categories of land-use has caused the destruction of irreplaceable resources, and has contributed to the ... analysis and more and better data One solution to the problem has been to offer some advanced assistance onan at-cost consulting basis This still helps the local non- profits, without taxing the NGC ... impact the NGC and its future roles In 1999, the governor of New Jersey and the state chief information officer formed a state Office of Geographic Information Although the Office was formally designated...
... recognition ofthe role of community-level information users alter the theory and practice of environmental modeling and planning For example, land cover change modeling based on Markov chains or on ... PPGIS concerns Dispersion of data sources The most obvious barrier is ignorance ofthe fact that specific information, or even of a class of information, exists In the case ofthe environmental ... Non- conventional data The outcome of negotiations are often predetermined by the definition ofthe context, the terms of reference and the pivotal issues The ability to set the agenda of a negotiation process...
... representative ofthe goals ofan apartheid state, and reflected the conceptions of space ofan ‘elite’ (predominantly white) sector of society These factors highlighted a third area of concern frequently ... in their former Lebowa homeland The contemporary poverty of these groups was clearly linked to the historical geography of forced removals and to the production of local and regional apartheid ... the history of forced removals and forced urbanization under colonialism and apartheid, have produced a landscape of extreme social and ecological variation The total population ofthe Province...
... impacts of communications and spatial ITs onthe formation, strategies, and effectivenessofthe emerging global coalition of nongovernmental and grassroots organizations that is resisting the expansion ... 260 S C Stonich Discussion ofthe formation ofthe global resistance and counter industry coalitions, as well as the role of information and communication technologies in social change, can be found ... governance The existing information and communication network among ISA Net members is the result of three years of concerted efforts to reach consensus among contending coalition members During the...
... tribal economic impact/development studies and planning assistance, data management and maintenance of proprietary files and protection of sensitive data for tribal organizations and GIS work for ... create maps to illustrate the results These projects have set examples for other sovereign tribes responsible for their own transportation planning and tribal land management.5 GIS allows tribes an ... for tribes and registration fee waivers for tribal GIS professionals to attend the annual ESRI conference NASA, in conjunction with the University of New Mexico and the EPA, works with the IGC to...
... use their information and services These include applications on land ownership, land-use, and planning initiatives Many ofthe world’s NGOs (non- governmental organizations) also use the Geography ... Providing a new way of being accountable, GIS is not just forthe economic accounts ofan organization, but also forthe economy of a country, for its economic development, and for a country’s biodiversity, ... federal, state, and local information, consider population impacts, and understand alternatives for growth and the effects of their decisions onthe community Tillamook County, Oregon, supports...
... two-way conversation, maps can be redisplayed for longer duration at the request ofthe other party, and it may be possible to use more complex maps in these situations Cable TV and video conferencing ... participation in an urban mass transit planning context’ (unpublished MIT master’s ofcity planning thesis) Forester, J (1989) Planning in the face of power, Berkeley: University of California Press Frankel, ... opposed to the other forms of annotation described below, textual annotation offers the benefits of exceptionally low storage overhead (and subsequently low demands on network resources) Furthermore,...
... praxis of PPGIS and visualization 25.2.4 333 EvaluationEvaluationofthe impact and consequences ofthe use of PPVis and PPGIS is a complex and important issue A broad approach to evaluation described ... it) Finally, impact evaluation consists of evaluating theeffectivenessofthe final application Each of these evaluation functions can be facilitated with a range ofevaluation methods, including ... selection and implementation ofthe concepts and theories of geography which underpin the analytical capabilities we provide to PPGIS and PPVis users; the design and construction or the GIS and...
... independence The programme is a part ofan association of non- profit organizations The 280 members ofthe Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee represent almost ofthe community-based non- profit organizations ... with efforts to help organizations become better consumers of information It may extend to empowering staff of local organizations to conduct much ofthe analysis work themselves Education is often ... the quantitative interpretation of data and those who approach an issue from the direct knowledge of persons affected by the issue Organizations who know the story best often reject the use of...