Mapping Change for Sustainable Communities
Filed under: Community Action & Campaigns
For two years, ending in January 2009, London 21, in collaboration with University College London (UCL,) ran an innovative programme — Mapping Change for Sustainable Communities.
The project was one of 28 projects supported by the UCL-led UrbanBuzz Programme, within which UEL is a prime partner.
The project worked with four communities, with a focus on East London and the Thames Gateway, to develop an on-line interactive map of the area. Each map draws together a variety of information gathered by local people, and highlight their identifed priorities. They will be managed and maintained by the local community who will decide what should be displayed on the local map.
A report of the Conference held on 17th June 2008 can be read here.
As a result of the success of this programme, and the Environmental Inequalities Project, London 21 in partnership with UCL have set-up a new social enterprise, Mapping for Change. MfC will support the development of sustainable communites through the use of maps by providing participatory mapping services to communities, voluntary sector organisations, local authorities and developers using a suite of tools and processes for communication.
Click here to look at some of the projects MfC have been involved in.
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Project Address
| W10 6AZ |
| www.communitymaps.london21.org |