Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 430 g
A Toolkit for Policymakers and Practitioners
Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 430 g
ISBN: 978-1-032-85421-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book explores how maps generated through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to integrate principles of health equity and environmental justice into community planning and decision-making.
To do this, the book puts forward the 3Ps of GIS mapping: People, Place, and Policy. This book demonstrates how different maps reveal different spatial disparities for each topic, providing alternative lens for addressing socio-cultural, political, or geographical issues. Using a step-by-step approach, and covering the core concepts by which GIS maps can be interpreted, it builds to provide a comprehensive understanding of what a GIS-generated map may tell us, though crucially also what it may not. Featuring illustrated examples throughout, this book is essentially a tool kit to support a nuanced and holistic perspective on community planning.
It will appeal to policymakers, planners, and public health consultants, as well as students moving toward this field.
Zielgruppe
Professional Practice & Development and Professional Reference
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface. Section 1: Place. 1.Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which Is the Right Map of All? 2.Looking Inside Versus Outside: Natural Breaks Map. 3.Quartiles, Percentiles, Standard Deviation Maps and More: Who is Above the Mean? Who is Below? Section 2: Policy. 4.Maps as an Outcome of Measures. 5.How Not to Compare Apples with Oranges: Approaches for Area and Point Data. 6.What to Map: Choosing Between Aggregated versus Disaggregated Data, Categories versus Quantitative. 7.Measurements: Are More the Merrier? Section 3: People. 8.Yardstick Competition: Am I Similar to my Neighbors? 9.Do Birds with the Same Feather Flock Together? From Social Marketing to Using Maps for Geographically Targeted Health Intervention.