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Author: Justin Laurens Grigg 1133 Columbia Street Phone: 619 696 9303 Blessed with a variety of extraordinary landscapes, eastern Massachusetts is succumbing to intense development pressures. In response, students at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design teamed with the Regional Planning Authority for Boston (Metropolitan Area Planning Council) to formulate a regional open space vision. GIS technology was vital to the creation of this vision. Using GIS, Amy Cupples-Rubiano and Justin Grigg analyzed and mapped water resources, critical habitats, conservation areas, visual preferences, and population growth areas of critical concern. This process was integral to the team's goals: concentrating development, preserving key habitats, and maintaining the region's quality of life. The discussion will cover the numerous challenges encountered during analysis and prioritization of data at a regional scale as well as how the GIS informed the open space vision. Software utilized included ArcInfo, ArcView GIS, and ArcView Spatial Analyst. |
