GIS Mapping for Community Health and Development: A Toolkit for Policymakers and Practitioners

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Priyanka Vyas Juan Aguilera

GIS Mapping for Community Health and Development

A Toolkit for Policymakers and Practitioners

Priyanka Vyas, Juan Aguilera

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Routledge
19 September 2025

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Environmental factors; The environment; Urban & municipal planning; Civil engineering, surveying & building

This book explores how maps generated through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to integrate principles of health equity and environmental justice into community planning and decision-making.

To do this, the book puts forward the 3Ps of GIS mapping: People, Place, and Policy. This book demonstrates how different maps reveal different spatial disparities for each topic, providing alternative lens for addressing socio‑cultural, political, or geographical issues. Using a step-by-step approach, and covering the core concepts by which GIS maps can be interpreted, it builds to provide a comprehensive understanding of what a GIS-generated map may tell us, though crucially also what it may not. Featuring illustrated examples throughout, this book is essentially a tool kit to support a nuanced and holistic perspective on community planning.

It will appeal to policymakers, planners, and public health consultants, as well as students moving toward this field.

By: Priyanka Vyas, Juan Aguilera
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032854205
ISBN 10: 1032854200
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 19 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Priyanka Vyas, California State University East Bay, USA. Juan Aguilera, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA.