Community Mapping and GIS: Introduction

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• Community Mapping and GIS Introduction
• Samuel F. Dennis, Jr., PhD, ASLA
• University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Department of Landscape Architecture
• Department of Family Medicine
• Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
• Participatory Photo Mapping Workshop
• BC Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Vancouver, BC, Canada
• June 3-5 2009

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Community Mapping
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• Maps do work (meaning)
• Maps serve interests (power)
• The interests maps serve could be yours
  (activism)

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William Bunge 1960s -1970s
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• Whose map, for what purpose?
• Who controls the process? Who is left out?
• Whose voice counts? Who is silenced?
• Whose reality is expressed?
• Who is empowered? Who is disempowered?

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Public Participation GIS (PPGIS/PGIS)
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Neighborhood Mapping, Harrisburg PA
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Neighborhood Mapping
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Neighborhood Mapping, Harrisburg PA
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Neighborhood Mapping, Harrisburg PA
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Neighborhood Mapping, Harrisburg PA
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Neighborhood Mapping What I dont like
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• Play with friends/family (15)
• Playground (8)
• Quiet (6)
• Riding bikes (5)
• Skating (5)
• Trees (5)
• Flowers (4)
• Peaceful (3)

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Qualitative GIS
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Hat
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Boa constrictor digesting an elephant
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Grown-ups They always need explanations.
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Neighborhood Mapping
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Neighborhood Mapping
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Neighborhood Mapping
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Dennis, Jr., S., Gaulocher, S., Carpiano, R.,
and Brown, D., (2009) Participatory photo mapping
(PPM) Exploring an integrated method for health
and place research with young people. Health and
Place. Jun 15(2)466-73. Dennis Jr., SF.
(2006) Prospects for Qualitative GIS at the
Intersection of Youth Development and
Participatory Urban Planning. Environment and
Planning A, v. 38(11), pp. 2039-2054. Wood, D.
(1992) The Power of Maps. Guilford Press.