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Habitat For Humanity's Lower 9th Ward Development Initiative, Derreck Blake Deason, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Gisp

Derreck Blake Deason

Evaluation Of Whodata.Org As An Applied Public Participation Geographic Information System (Ppgis), Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

Recent advancements in the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in planning theory and practice are in direct response to a growing awareness among planners for the need to increase public participation in the processes involved in neighborhood and community planning. (NCGIS, 1996) Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) focuses on the social implications of how people, space, and environment are represented in GIS (Seiber, 2006). The use of PPGIS has shifted with improved community access to tools and talent which were, along with funding, significant barriers to implementation. In 2009, WhoData.org was created to meet the needs of a …

College Of Liberal Arts Lunch And Learn, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

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Evaluating Whodata As A Collaborative Public Participation Geographic Information Systems, Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

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Collaboration For A Changing City, Keynote Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

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Urisa Digest Archives | January 21, 2015 Digest

Derreck Blake Deason

Welcome the Next Generation of URISA Leaders URISA is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 members of the Vanguard Cabinet: Daniel Behnke, GISP - Orlando, Florida Yuriy Czoli - Toronto, Ontario Canada Derreck Deason - New Orleans, Louisiana Carey-Lee Dixon - Kingston, Jamaica Damian Graham, GISP - Chicago, Illinois Kitty Hurley, GISP - Saint Paul, Minnesota

$100 Lots & Nora Reinvestment In The Lower 9th Ward/Holy Cross, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

A proposed constitutional change was under consideration to allow the city of New Orleans to sell the empty lots in the Lower 9th Ward (L9W) for $100 and went before voters statewide Nov. 4. It was listed on the ballot as "Proposed Amendment No. 13". A map was created to identify The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) properties and distribute it to State Representative Bishop, Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance, and Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association (NENA). The goal was to create a Service Learning project demonstrating the type of research that undergrads at UNO can provide. Next, …

Historic Faubourg Tremé Association Mapping & Analysis, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

The "Historic Faubourg Tremé Association Mapping & Analysis" is a continuation of public participation geographic information systems (PPGIS) work started with WhoData.org in spring 2014. The mapping of on-the-ground property conditions with City designated blight provides the HFTA Land Use Committee with additional resources to develop and deploy plans to revitalize the whole of Tremé. The maps and analysis were completed by the University of New Orleans Department of Planning & Urban Studies students in MURP 4081/5081 Information Technology for the Planning Profession.

Uno Team Plots Lots As Land Use Debate Unfurls In Treme, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

Advocates for rejuvenating the Treme now have a blueprint to work from. A team with the University of New Orleans mapped out almost every parcel in the historic neighborhood to show which blocks are flourishing and which could use some extra TLC. The report, released Monday, lays out the groundwork for the Historic Faubourg Treme Association to point to as it pushes back against city-sanctioned demolitions of decaying houses or should it advocate for the removal of Interstate 10 above Claiborne Avenue. "We can use this data to help make our community a better place for residents and property owners, …

The Claiborne Corridor: Mid-Anchor Business Profiles 2014, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

The New Orleans Business Alliance and the Mayor’s Office of Place-based Planning are working closely with the Livable Claiborne Communities Initiatives to encourage the maintenance, development and expansion of businesses throughout the city with a special focus on the LCC. The reports that follow identify mid-anchor businesses that have contributed to the social and economic wealth of the City of New Orleans for, in some cases, hundreds of years. The hope is that these businesses will be supported through new City initiatives to improve façades, marketability and expand employment opportunities. The research and resources provided by the students at UNO …