Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2021
Department
Plant Sciences and Entomology
Abstract
Multifunctional urban green infrastructure (UGI) can regulate stormwater, mitigate heat islands, conserve biodiversity and biocultural diversity, and produce food, among other functions. Equitable governance of UGI requires new tools for sharing pertinent information. Our goal was to develop a public-access geographic information system (GIS) that can be used for comprehensive UGI planning in Washington, DC (the District) and to create an e-tool for UGI in the form of Tableau dashboards. The dashboards allow stakeholders to identify (1) existing UGI and (2) potential areas for new UGI including urban agriculture (UA). They also allow users to manipulate the data and identify priority locations for equitable UGI development by applying population vulnerability indices and other filters. We demonstrate use of the dashboards through scenarios focusing on UA in the District, which currently has 150 ha of existing UGI in the form of documented projects and an additional 3012 ha potentially suitable for UGI development. A total of 2792 ha is potentially suitable for UA, with 58% of that area in Wards 5, 7, and 8, which are largely food deserts and whose residents are primarily Black and experience the greatest inequities. Our work can serve as a model for similar digital tools in other locales using Tableau and other platforms.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Sustainability
Volume
13
Issue
15
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Taylor, J. R., Hanumappa, M., Miller, L., Shane, B., & Richardson, M. L. (2021). Facilitating Multifunctional Green Infrastructure Planning in Washington, DC through a Tableau Interface. Sustainability, 13(15), 8390. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158390
Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158390
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