Abstract
 Exploring Trends in Conservation and Rural Development Track: Ecology and Conservation Author(s): Patricia Gude, Erin Quinn The Sonoran Institute has developed new GIS tools to facilitate research and collaboratively engage communities and land management agencies in a discussion on the connection between local economies and land conservation. In this session, we will discuss the steps involved in setting up a GIS Library and developing an ArcMap toolbar that links conservation with economic concepts. The lessons learned are relevant to agencies, businesses, and non-profits seeking to implement a GIS and streamline common project tasks. Design of the toolbar involved automating the linking of economic and spatial datasets, providing tools for querying and exporting data, and providing display settings and layouts. These tools improve our efficiency at generating hypotheses, performing analyses, and creating maps. In fact, they allow us to do these tasks on the fly with clients and public audiences. We will provide two examples of applications, including an analysis of how land protection affects local economies. Patricia Gude Sonoran Institute SocioEconomics Program P.O. Box 283 King Salmon , AK 99613 US Phone: 907-246-5281 E-mail: patty@sonoran.org Erin Quinn Sonoran Institute 201 S. Wallace Bozeman , MT 59715 US Phone: 406-587-7331 E-mail: equinn@sonoran.org |
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