Abstract
Mapping Urban Inequalities
Track: Health and Human Services
Author(s): David Padgett, Talia McCray, Linda Loubert, Nekya Young, Kendra Smith
Panelists' presentations cover examples of GIS applied in the spatial analysis of inequality in U.S. cities. Homeless populations are tracked in support of municipalities' efforts to provide adequate services in places with unequal access to housing. Barriers to transportation access for low-income and people of color are examined in an effort to set policy for equitable availability of public transit. Driving forces behind disparities in educational opportunities are explored using geospatial technology. Innovative approaches for mitigating urban inequalities are shared, including community-based mapping methods.
David Padgett
Tennessee State University
3500 John Merritt Boulevard
Box 9538
Nashville , Tennessee 37209
United States
Phone: 615-963-5508
Fax: 615-963-5497
E-mail: dpadgett@tnstate.edu
Talia McCray
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, B7500
Austin , Texas 78712-0222
United States
Phone: (512) 471-2708
E-mail: tmccray@austin.utexas.edu
Linda Loubert
Morgan State University
Montebello Complex, D-Wing, R216/217
Morgan State University
Baltimore , Maryland 21251
United States
Phone: (443) 885-1259
E-mail: Linda.Loubert@morgan.edu
Nekya Young
Tennessee State University
3500 John Merritt Blvd
Box 9538
Nashville , Tennessee 37209
United States
Phone: (615) 963-5508
E-mail: nekyay@gmail.com
Kendra Smith
Tennessee State University
3500 John Merritt Blvd
Box 9538
Nashville , Tennessee 37209
United States
Phone: (615) 963-5508
E-mail: kssmith_2004@yahoo.com