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Abstract
Neighborhood GIS: A Tool for Community Participation in Planning
Track: State and Local Government
Author(s): Swasti Shah
This paper presents the process of building a GIS database that can be utilized by residents for describing, evaluating, and prescribing what they believe is desirable in their neighborhoods. A prototypical GIS database developed for the City of Urbana, Illinois brought together information from the U.S. Census, the City planning department and other local data sources to present a multifaceted view of the community. Different aspects of neighborhood living including proximity to amenities, crime rates, commuting patterns, and housing characteristics, formed a part of Urbana's "Neighborhood GIS." Residents from around the City were invited to explore their neighborhoods and the City using this database and to manipulate it to build a new and unique layer representing their perceptions and opinions.
Swasti Shah
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