Community mapping programs offered through 4-H introduce young people to geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial thinking while connecting them to real community challenges. These initiatives ...

Participatory community mapping played a significant role in the planning and development of the Kayan Mentarang National Park. It was instrumental in proving that a community-based management of the ...

For years, community leaders have been turning to outside help to fix local problems. The process begins by looking at the community's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, better known as ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. INTRODUCTION: Border Stories and Community Mapping INTRODUCTION: Border ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A forest may appear on a satellite image as intact canopy. To people who live near it, the same forest may be a hunting ground, a burial site, a ...

At “Let's Shake Your Community: Earthquake Hazard Mapping Approach for Community Resilience”, panelists and participants shared experiences bringing accurate scientific information to hazard mapping, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In northeastern Gabon, the community of Massaha used participatory mapping to document ancestral villages, sacred sites and traditional land use ...