Open AccessPublic participation GIS and neighbourhood recovery: using community mapping for economic development
Author(s) -
Michelle M Thompson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of data mining modelling and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.151
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1759-1163
pISSN - 1759-1171
DOI - 10.1504/ijdmmm.2015.067632
Subject(s) - public participation gis , public participation , neighbourhood (mathematics) , commission , environmental planning , urban planning , community participation , geographic information system , business , community engagement , geography , public administration , environmental resource management , political science , public relations , socioeconomics , sociology , economics , mathematical analysis , ecology , remote sensing , mathematics , finance , biology , gis and public health
In 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana experienced an interruption in its neighborhood life cycle due to Hurricane Katrina. While federal, state and local administrative policies have tried to manage the process of recovery, the non-profit sector has been a key to the recovery. This paper will examine the case study of the Beacon of Hope Resource Centre (BOH) whose ability to collect data, expand citizen engagement and influence policy made a positive impact upon economic development through public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) with the Regional Planning Commission and the Department of Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans. This successful neighbourhood planning model provides an understanding of how PPGIS partnerships can support and encourage community engagement and economic development pre- and post-disaster.
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