UrbanBuzz
Building sustainable communities
MCSC
Project title
Project summary
Mapping Change for Sustainable
Communities
East London and the Thames Gateway are facing
big changes in the coming years. Getting people
involved makes good sense for everyone. This new
project aims to make getting involved a little easier
– and lot more effective.
Lead organisation
UCL
Project coordinator
Muki Haklay
Contact details
T: 0207 679 2745
m.haklay@ucl.ac.uk
Website
www.urbanbuzz.org
www.london21.org/page/79/
project/show/mcsc
Project value
£175,623 grant plus £237,853
contribution in kind
Start/end dates
1/5/07 to 31/12/08
Project partners
London 21; Planning Aid for London;
London Thames Gateway Forum;
local community organisation
UrbanBuzz project monitor
Chris Anderson
c.e.anderson@uel.ac.uk
MCSC will use internet-based maps to show people
what is planned for their neighbourhood and offer
training and support so that they can develop and
use these maps themselves. The same maps will also
include the areas that people are worried about (due
to crime, flytipping or pollution) as well as highlight
what local communities doing and the things they
want to celebrate.
The project will work with four community groups in
the region. Local people will identify their own issues
and will be trained in using the relevant technology.
The project will offer them access to planning
information and advice and lead to a web-based
map which they can maintain and develop.
At the end of the project, each community will have
their own map and website that can help them to
communicate with new and existing members,
increase the outreach of their group and enable the
community to organise themselves to have a say on
development projects.