Mapping the Nation: Creating the World We Want to See

Contents Foreword | 1 Introduction | 3 Climate Action | 5 In Florida, Interactive Maps Tell the Story of Modern Risk Mitigation | 6 Mapping LA’s Flood Risk Reveals Hidden Harm in Vulnerable Communities | 10 To Protect Trees, Atlanta Nonprofit Maps and Measures Benefits | 16 NYC: Few Cities Are Doing More to Map and Respond to Rising Waters | 20 To Build a New Pollution Map, the US Turned to Thousands of Volunteers | 24 Equity and Social Justice | 31 Vision Zero: Maps Fuel Funding for Equitable Traffic Safety in Louisville | 32 How Unjust Is Your Environment? The CDC’s New Map Will Show You | 36 The NAACP Sees Digital Maps as Tools for Modern Civil Rights Action | 40 LA County Documents and Addresses Racial Disparities Using GIS Technology | 44 The History of Justice, Race, and Equity—Educators Create Maps to Foster Unity | 48 Environment | 53 NYC: The Economic Value of Parks | 54 LA County Maps Equitable Access to Nature, Remediates Degraded Lands | 58 Saving Canada’s Peatlands to Help Stabilize the Climate | 62 Wisconsin: Using Maps to Tackle 'Forever Chemicals' | 66 Drone Monitoring Tackles Growing Algae Threat to Lake Tahoe | 70 Conservation | 75 Indigenous Knowledge Captured on Maps Aims to Protect Congo Basin Diversity | 76 National Audubon Society Maps the Wondrous Routes of Bird Migration | 80 Mapping a Nature-Based Solution to HumanElephant Conflict | 84 How Do You Help Rhinos Thrive in the Wild? Give Rangers a Data Collection App | 88 Jaguar Conservation: Smart Maps Guide Ecosystem Revitalization in Argentina | 92 Humanitarian Assistance | 97 "Thirteen Lives": How the Thai Cave Rescue Exemplifies Collaborative Action | 98 Assessing the Needs of the World’s Most FoodInsecure Countries | 102

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