ABSTRACT
This chapter explores several interlinked studies in Milwaukee, in which geographic information systems based neighborhood indicators were developed and mapped to examine and assess the quality of life of Milwaukee's inner city at different geographic scales. It examines the responses of local stakeholders to the latest indicators study and discusses how the stakeholders utilized the study to implement critical planning policy changes concerning the affected neighborhood. The chapter considers critical aspects of the study and discusses whether the study was in fact beneficial in affecting citizen action and public policymaking activities concerning inner city neighborhood planning. It was believed that the neighbourhood would benefit from a multi-scalar indicators project, which would assist the city and the stakeholders to pursue new policy strategies concerning its revitalization. For planners, neighbourhood organizations and stakeholders, the multi-scalar approach of the Lindsay Heights study proved to be more effective in making cross-comparisons than a single-scale analysis would have done.
