Role Of Participatory Gis In Creating Spatial Database For Slum Development- A Case Study Of Kalaburagi City

Abstract

A Slum expansion due to urbanization presents significant challenges for human health and wellbeing. We outline here key dimensions of the consideration, pointing to areas where public participation can make a particularly strong contribution. We argue for enquiry that considers multifaceted progressions operating at various geographical scales, linking arguments about ‘global health’ with the more local and individual processes that contribute to health determinants. Recent years have observed a flourishing GIS application to indigenous geographical knowledge to `official' spatial data. By incorporating various forms of public participation to Geographical Information Systems as `Participatory GIS' (PGIS) offers an answer to the critiques of GIS which were prevalent since long time. Participatory mapping and transect walks were used to inform the research and intervention design and to begin building community relations in preparation for projects. Although support systems for slum development have now undergone research, but is not reflected in their practical application. A better understanding of the relationship between participation practices for slum development is needed in order to improve the role of the latter. We argue that communicative and analytic approaches to current scenarios should be pooled. The present paper observes the potential of the expanding the outreach of PGIS to augment the customary techniques to empower them with modern tools. The problem was examined in a practical scenario in which the techniques were practiced simultaneously. This work evaluates and explores aspects of the control and ownership of geographical information, representations of local and indigenous knowledge based approaches with some potential future technical and academic directions. The results show that new approaches not only differ from the involvement of traditional practices, but they also differ from each other on the basis of their type of participation. The results indicate that participatory GIS is an effective harmonizing means of public participation and augment the traditional unmediated techniques. We have developed a conceptual framework for physical characteristics and evaluation of knowledge with the role of public participation as central theme. Combined with the notion of storytelling, we are certain that this result in a perspective for PGIS has potential for future applications. The paper provides new wider approach and dimensions for future research. Furthermore, the method lays down the foundation for collaborative community research partnerships.