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Enabling participatory planning with GIS: a case study of settlement mapping in Cuttack, India

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: This paper describes the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to map informal settlements in Cuttack, India in ways that enhance and support residents’ participation in the data collection and planning process. Rather than relying on remote sensing to identify informal settlement locations, each settlement is visited individually by a mapping team comprised of community leaders and NGO staff. The mapping team meets with settlement residents to develop a detailed settlement profile and map the settlement boundary using a GPS device. This process has helped to open and sustain a dialogue between the residents of informal settlements and city government around “slum” upgrading, and has influenced the use of a central government fund to support local upgrading plans.

Source: Environment and Urbanization

DOI: 10.1177/0956247811434360

Authors: Avery Livengood, Keya Kunte

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration, Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia