Can Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Support Public Health Planning for Sustainable Development?

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • McGetrick, Jennifer Ann

• Industry, governments, and some aboriginal leaders promote natural resource developments near northern communities. These groups say that development will improve the economy and quality of life for northerners. However, past developments have caused many health, social, and environmental hardships to aboriginal peoples. This research looked at mapping potential impacts of development using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as part of environmental assessment. By increasing culturally appropriate communication between industry, governments, and aboriginal people, GIS can help communities articulate their concerns and hold industry and government accountable to achieve better public health planning for sustainable development.

• Date created

  2014-11-03

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Indigenous peoples
  • circumpolar region
  • natural resource development
  • impact assessment
  • public health
  • geographic information systems

• Type of Item

  Conference/Workshop Poster

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R34B2XM2H

• License

  Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International