Beyond Maps

Beyond Maps looks beyond the mechanics of the technology to show how local governments can make geographic information systems true management tools. It explores a number of innovative ways to use GIS to improve local government operations and explains the unique capabilities of GIS. Covering a wide spectrum of applications for local governments, Beyond Maps points up the key implementation issues and common pitfalls that every state or city government needs to understand.

Packed with real-life examples, this book will help you find creative solutions to local government problems, and integrate public values into decision making.

Contents

Part 1: GIS Tools and Their Implications for Local Government Decision Making

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  
• Chapter 2: GIS and Decision Making
  
• Chapter 3: Developing GIS Programs and Capabilities
  
• Chapter 4: Design Principles to Guide GIS Use
  

Part 2: The Uses of GIS in Local Government

• Chapter 5: Integrating Public Values Using GIS Technology
  
• Chapter 6: Using GIS to Promote Efficiency
  
• Chapter 7: Using GIS to Promote Equity
  
• Chapter 8: Using GIS to Promote Community Viability
  
• Chapter 9: Using GIS to Promote Environmental Quality
  

Part 3: Policy Making in an Age of GIS

• Chapter 10: Ethical and Legal Issues
  
• Chapter 11: The Implications of GIS Ownership
  
• Chapter 12: Telling Visual Stories: Using Maps to Build Community