A Map for You? Geographic Information Systems in the Social Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10553979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magaly Queralt (Florida International University, corresponding author), Ann Dryden Witte (Florida International University) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 455-469 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-8046 • E-ISSN: 1545-6846 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sw/43.5.455 |
| OpenAlex | W1993228348 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
This article introduces and illustrates the use of geographic information systems for practice, administration, and research in the social services. Our illustrations use 1996/97 child care licensing data for the Lowell/Framingham area of Massachusetts and resource and referral data from the Dade County/Greater Miami area of Florida. The article shows how the location and characteristics of service providers can be depicted on a map that can be made available to clients. With the mapping of the ratio of child care slots to the number of children in the population, social services agency workers can locate areas with potential serviceavailability gaps. By mapping the take-up rate for child care subsidies, agencies can identify areas for potential client outreach. Finally, the article presents a map of the “daily schlep” for poor families in one area of Miami. This map suggests that the transportation problem of the poor is primarily a work transportation problem and not a child care transportation issue and provides support for the hypothesis of a spatial mismatch between home and jobs for poor families
Agency (philosophy · Business · Cartography · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geocoding · Geographic information system · Geography · Miami · Outreach · Population · Referral · Service (business · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Marketing · Medicine · Nursing · Social Work
Mobile Mapping and its Potential for Faculty Collaboration and Undergraduate Student Learning
Race, Ethnicity, and Policing
Mapping and visualizing the location HIV service providers
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in conducting a needs assessment of seniors in Collier County
Mapping Pathways to Services
Congregations in the Community
The Community Loss Index
Differences in Racially Disproportionate Reporting of Child Maltreatment Across Report Sources
Methods and Challenges of Analyzing Spatial Data for Social Work Problems
Geographic Information Systems
The Changing Map of Characteristics and Service Needs Among Korean American Immigrants in Chicago
Decisions & distance
Mapping the social demography and location of HIV services across Toronto neighbourhoods
Crime Mapping and Its Extension to Social Science Analysis
Understanding Internet Usage
The Influence of Community Violence on the Functioning of Women Experiencing Domestic Violence
Understanding Neighbourhoods, Communities and Environments
Geographical Variation and Social Work Students’ Job Intentions in China
Cross Cultural Field Assignments in an Undergraduate Community Practice Course
| Citations per year | 0.76 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |