Abstract
 Use and Implications of GIS in a Regional Visioning Process Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Iris Patten, Margaret Carr Over the next 50 years the vast projected population increase will present several challenges to the East Central Florida region. These challenges include pursuing opportunities associated with competing in the global economy, protecting environmental and agricultural resources, and developing a transportation plan that will address expected demand. The Land Use Conflict Identification Strategy (LUCIS), developed by Margaret Carr and Paul Zwick, employs role playing and suitability modeling to predict areas where future land use conflict will likely occur. Carr and Zwick's findings for the myregion.org regional visioning process are illustrated in the first part of this presentation. Applying LUCIS resulted in an illustration of development patterns and provided a means to distinguish the driving forces behind the outcome, given specific policy decisions and assumptions. The second part of this presentation modified the LUCIS strategy by incorporating a more detailed economic analysis, which included indicators of Richard Florida's Creative Class, to determine whether the East Central Florida region has suitable environments for creative industries. Creative industries attract occupations that are high-quality, high-earning, and service oriented (also known as Creative Occupations). Using projections of new employment for creative industries through 2050, this study allocates employment centers and distributes employment resulting in a sustainable development plan that accommodates highly skilled workers and maximizes the economic potential of the region. This presentation explains how the outcomes of both mapping exercises provide a pathway to answer the question "What should be done in order to make a regional vision work and participate in a global economy". Iris Patten University of Florida Urban and Regional Planning 1126 SW 2nd Avenue, ##1 Gainesville , FL 32601 US Phone: 813-205-5211 Fax: 727-499-7161 E-mail: ipatten@ufl.edu Margaret Carr GeoPlan - University of Florida 431 ARCH building Gainesville , FL 32611 US Phone: 352-392-6098 E-mail: mcarr@ufl.edu |
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