Presentation by by Zorica Nedovic-Budic, Head of School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College of Dublin, Ireland 9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland), 26/27 March 2013. http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/9thfplgmeeting.htm

1. 9th Annual Meeting
IMPLEMENTING CHANGE:
A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR
JOBS AND GROWTH
In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal
26-27 March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland
WORKSHOP G: DATA FOR POLICY DESIGN AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Zorica Nedovic-Budic
Head of School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy,
University College of Dublin, Ireland

2. GeoICT for Planning & Policy
Zorica Nedović-Budić, University College Dublin

3. Urban Challenges & Increased Reliance on
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Half the worlds population living in urban areas – set to rise to 67% by 2050
(UN,2012)
Lack of adequate infrastructure; inadequate housing conditions
Natural and built environments affected by regional climate changes (IPCC,2007)
Growth of ICT – 6 billion mobile phone users, 2.4 billion internet users, 30 billion
mobile phone apps downloaded in 2011 (The World Bank, 2012) Increasingly used
to aid prioritisation and response to urban challenges
Geo technology advancements: GIS  DSS / PSS  PP GIS 
Internet GIS  SDI  VGI (Web 2)  ...

4. GeoWeb + Why?
Geoweb is an “integrative, discoverable collection of geographically related web
services and data that spans multiple jurisdictions and geographic regions” (Lake
and Farley 2007, 15).
Enhanced / more complete geographic information (digital maps)
Public involvement / access to information
E-governance
Information base for spatial
planning and policy,
sustainable development
and other

5. Examples

6. Infrastructure index
0.82000
0.81091
0.80862
0.81000 0.80619
0.80000
0.79000
0.78000
0.77000
0.76000
0.75000
0.74000
0.73000
0.72000
Tracts not crossed by arterial streets Tracts crossed by arterial streets Fortaleza Index
Average Income of Heads of Household
900.00
820.91
800.00 750.91
700.00 662.36
600.00
500.00
Income
400.00
300.00
200.00
100.00
0.00
Tracts not crossed by arterial streets Tracts crossed by arterial streets Fortaleza Index

7. Infrastructure Index
0.82000
0.81166
0.80862
0.81000
0.80000
0.79000
0.78000
0.77000
0.76000
0.75500
0.75000
0.74000
0.73000
0.72000
Tracts not crossed by rivers Tracts crossed by rivers Fortaleza Index
Average Income of Heads of Household
780.00
762.51
760.00 750.91
740.00
720.00
700.00
680.00
660.93
660.00
640.00
620.00
600.00
Tracts not crossed by river Tracts crossed by river Fortaleza Index

8. Density of Construction
Organisations in RoI in 2011
Comprehensive Opportunity Map
Clusters of Accommodation and
Food Services in RoI in 2011
Source: Williams et al. 2012, Dublin’s Place in the Irish
and Global Economy 2012

9. Human Development Index
+ LISA
HDI Relative to
Brazilian Average
0.3 0 0.3 0.6 Miles
Relative HDI Relative HDI
< 90%
90% - 110% < 90%
SP mean HDI91= 0.716 > 110% 90% - 100%
100% - 110%
66% 90-110 > 110%
Clusters of low and high values
(spatial autocorrelation index Moran’s I) LISA – Local Indicators of Spatial Association

10. Spatial Statistical Analysis of Intra-Urban Inequalities & Evaluation of
Impact of Public Intervention – Confirmatory Analysis

11. Modelling
Source: Urban Environment Project
MOLAND
Land use maps of the Greater Dublin Region
in 2026 generated by the MOLAND model
for three different scenarios

12. Along came Web 2.0 – 2-way exchange
(information ‘produsers’, Budhathoki et al. 2008, GeoJournal)
Policy & Planning 2.0

13. Emergence of Volunteered Geographic Info, Crowd-Sourcing,
Social Construction of Knowledge, Citizen-Science
Connections: online communities and production; collaborative / shared contents

14. Example: community resource

15. Environmental example

16. Example: Noise mapping / citizen science -- London

17. Example: Bed Bugs - Chicago

18. Conclusion / Discussion
- GeoICT – social knowledge production &
communication + participation in policy / planning
- not a solution but means to an end
- potential to provide support
- could be enabling
- Areas of application / need?
- Simple solutions?
- Integration (sources / info, institutions, processes)?