Social Applications of Geographical Information Systems
Technical tools for social innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8382086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Taylor (0000-0003-0692-7889, The University of Adelaide, corresponding author), Jarrod Lange (0000-0002-1993-4722, The University of Adelaide) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 417-433 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Geographer (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9182 • E-ISSN: 1465-3311 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00049182.2016.1231050 |
| OpenAlex | W2526040605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
The establishment of the National Key Centre for Social Applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in 1995, under the directorship of Professor Graeme Hugo, was a turning point in the use of GIS in Australia. The field of GIS, previously dominated by environmental applications, now broadened its focus to include populations, services and the interactions between people and the environment. Social applications of GIS offered a unique opportunity to make service planning, reporting, funding allocations and research both smarter and fairer. Geography and geographic relationships as implemented in GIS became the integrating platform for social spatial information, invigorating social research, planning and policy. A key strength of this approach, recognised by Professor Hugo, was the ability to ‘put people back into the planning process’. Further to being an integrating platform, GIS also offered the ability to generate new information and knowledge, which could facilitate evidence-based decision making. This paper focuses in particular on providing a written record of the development of the Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) suite of spatial accessibility indices. The lasting legacy and continued relevance of this work in social applications of GIS is also reviewed in this paper, with reference to key examples of how social research and planning in Australia have been made both smarter and fairer through the contributions of Professor Hugo and his team
Cartography · Computer security · Data science · Environmental planning · Field (mathematics · Geographic information system · Geography · GIS and public health · GIS applications · Human geography · Information system · Key (lock · Knowledge management · Political science · Process (computing · Relevance (law · Social geography · Social science · Sociology · Spatial planning · Computer Science · Engineering · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Urban Transport and Accessibility
Determinants of driving among oldest-old Australian women
Social and emotional developmental vulnerability at age five in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales
Transit access effectiveness in American metropolitan areas
Preschool attendance and developmental outcomes at age five in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children
The Healthy Ageing/Vulnerable Environment (Haven) Index
Access relative to need for community conservation funding in Australia
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |