Next Offered |
Registration Deadline |
Registration Opens |
August 28-October 2, 2009 |
August 21, 2009 |
OPEN |
Community-based Mapping
GSLL 1510
2 CEUs - $360
Duration: 5 weeks
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Description:
Mapping can be a powerful tool for communities to use to better manage their resources, plan for the future, record and utilize local knowledge, raise awareness about areas of concern in their environmental and social landscape, and communicate their priorities and concerns to external agencies or government officials. This course will explore theories, ethics, applications, and methods of community-based mapping and its role in participatory learning and action as well as larger processes of integrated community-based development. This course, while drawing on many of the recent case studies, academic writings, and reports from the field, will be highly interactive and will emphasize the sharing of experiences, ideas, and insights from course participants.
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Understand the basic principles, theories, and ethics of Community-based mapping and its role in Community-based development
- Identify which mapping methods and tools are most appropriate to achieve the desired objectives in your community
- Understand some of the various political, cultural, and social organizational factors in Community-based mapping projects
- Collect and map geographic information through local knowledge and participation of community members
- Locate and utilize existing geographic information data sets, online and elsewhere, for specific project areas
- Understand the basic features and operation of Geographic Position Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications in Community-based mapping
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