ArcGIS map of West Maui coastal uses

CRCP

Maps of human uses on the West Maui coastal region collected through participatory GIS methods. The West Maui Coastal Use Mapping Project fills a critical information gap in ocean management by providing a comprehensive, consistent and spatially explicit picture of human uses for management agencies, policy makers and stakeholders interested in sound and equitable ocean governance. Using participatory GIS concepts and applications, the mapping project generated spatial data and map products illustrating patterns, intensity, and qualitative information on both extractive and non-extractive/recreational coastal uses.?

coastal, marine, use, Hawaii, Maui, map, participatory GIS, community, ocean planning

FY2010 Hawaii Coral Reef Management grant NA10NOS4190062; PI: Lee-Ann Choy. A participatory mapping workshop was held in August 2011 with local resource users, scientists, and stakeholders. Final data from the workshop, a mapbook and an online map provide information to inform local management processes including, the Kahekili CAP and the West Maui Watershed Plan. An online interactive mapping tool of the results launched in the States Office of Planning website in the fall of 2012.

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