This assignment was created for ANTH 446-01: Communities in/of Practice: Public Engaged Scholarship as Method. In this assignment, students became acquainted with the ArcGIS platform as they developed geospatial skills working with diverse sets of datasets and constructing web maps in response to real-world case-study prompts. This assignment builds on in-class discussions on researcher responsibility and the potential role of scholarship in advancing the public good. This completed, independent project was created on the ArcGIS platform and influenced by my public health and emergency medicine background. If I could do this project over again, I would spend more time troubleshooting the ArcGIS platform to use the “analysis” feature in a way that best fits and effectively produces my goal outcomes for this web map.

Case Study 1 – Mapping and Policy: “You have been approached by a city government interested in understanding major indicators of opportunity and equity in their city as it drafts a strategic plan to guide future decision-making, especially around resource allocation. Its planning process aims to center themes of partnerships and accountability in addressing disparities by first mapping potential key areas for policymakers. They will need data visualizations in legislative proposals.” Create a web map that positions 2-3 demographic factors that specifically highlight areas of the city and could be used to inform policymakers of specific geographic areas, communities, and issues to emphasize in future city planning efforts. You might consider issues of community diversity and the accessibility of public resources.

Goal: Policymakers are looking at city planning efforts and deciding which locations should be allocated for future healthcare spaces. These policy makers would like to choose locations that would provide increased low-cost healthcare accessibility (such as free clinics) to at-risk or disparate communities.

This projected is associated with the course: ANTH 446

Website: ArcGIS Web Map: https://trincoll.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=0739b98789e94207852ccb4290b2e5bd

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