Participatory approach to data collection for GIS for flood risk management in informal settlements of Cape Town

Musungu, Kevin; Motala, Siddique; Smit, Julian

Participatory approach to data collection for GIS for flood risk management in informal settlements of Cape Town

Files

IDL-48590.pdf (1.3 MB)

Date

2011

Authors

Musungu, Kevin

Motala, Siddique

Smit, Julian

Publisher

Geomatics Division, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, ZA

Abstract

Inadequate flow of information between stakeholders can hamper development of sustainable flood risk management strategies. Using the case study of a flood prone informal settlement in Cape Town, this paper demonstrates a methodology for the collection and integration of community-based information into a Geographic Information System (GIS) that is useable by the Cape Town City Council (CTCC) for risk assessment. The study contributes to the body of Participatory GIS (PGIS) research. It demonstrates a practical approach to data collection towards development of sustainable flood risk management strategies in informal settlements.

Description

Also published in PositionIT, April/May 2012 under the title "GIS data collection for flood risk management"

Keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT, PARTICIPATORY GIS, COMMUNITY-BASED INFORMATION, GIS, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, INFORMATION NEEDS, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MUNCIPAL GOVERNMENT, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, FLOOD CONTROL, SOUTH OF SAHARA, WATER AND SANITATION