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Where are the poor? Experiences with the development and use of poverty maps

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Cover and contents
(967 KB)
Cover, cover page, and contents.

Foreword
(12 KB)
Foreword written by Johnathan Lash and Svein Tveitdal.

Acknowledgments
(13 KB)

Executive summary
(309 KB)

Introduction
(25 KB)
Defines poverty mapping and purpose of study.

Background on poverty mapping
(307 KB)
Covers generic steps of poverty mapping, summarizes major methods to produce poverty maps, and highlights caveats.

Study approach
(24 KB)
Describes case selection and interview procedure.

Highlights of use and impact (text - pages 15, 18, 21, 22 and 24)
(213 KB)
Documents use of poverty maps in implementing poverty reduction strategies, targeting national budgets, planning emergency response and food aid, assisting in state- and local-level decision-making, and increasing transparency of public decision-making.

Highlights of use and impact (Figure 2 - page 16)
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Brazil: Human Development Index at various spatial and temporal scales.

Highlights of use and impact (Figure 2 - page 17)
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Brazil: Percentage of persons with insufficient income at various spatial and temporal scales.

Highlights of use and impact (Figure 3 - page 19)
(90 KB)
Linkage of rural poverty rate and ethnic minorities in Vietnam.

Highlights of use and impact (Figure 4 - page 20)
(366 KB)
Overlay of Guatemalan poverty map and roads data.

Highlights of use and impact (Figure 5 - page 22)
(400 KB)
Map of poverty and spread of cholera in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Highlights of use and impact (Figure 6 - page 23)
(453 KB)
Combining qualitative and quantitative maps in Cambodia.

Discussion of findings
(39 KB)
Identifies major patterns emerging from the case studies, especially those pointing toward best practices and lessons learned. Highlights issues related to demand, methods, collaboration, dissemination, and long-term sustainability.

Recommendations
(40 KB)
Identifies seven major steps needed to be taken to ensure that poverty mapping is sustained and expanded.

Bibliography
(13 KB)

Appendix 1 List of abbreviations and acronyms
(15 KB)

Appendix 2: Questionnaire
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Appendix 3. List of interviewees
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Includes e-mail contacts of producers and users of poverty maps in the 14 case study countries.

Appendix 4: List of case study notes and summary tables
(112 KB)
Includes summary tables for each of the 14 case studies: Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

 

 

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