4.5. Conclusion
Toourknowledge thisisthe first, studytouseGISwith
, individualswithdisabilitieswhousedtobehomelesstodocument the Spatialpresenceofinthecommunityandtherelationshipto
, integrationoutcomes.AstrengthofusingGISincommunity integrationresearchisthatitisconcernedwithboth What is
happening and where, it ishappening (de Smithetal, 2007).
Through, GISThecurrentstudyidentified significant activitiesand
interactionsreportedbyindividualsfollowinghousing; where
individualsarespendingtheirtime whatsupportstheyare
seeking,,, Andwheretheyaregoingtogetthem.Thesearesome
of. Theprincipalinquiriesofcommunityintegrationresearch (Yasui
and, Berven 2009), whichwerevisuallycapturedandtestedusing
GIS.? Whilealmosthalfthesampleidentified homelessservice
.Locations aspartoftheirimportantactivitiesandinsomecases
places. Ofsocialinteraction itwaslessuseoftheseservicesthat
, wasassociatedwithgreaterpsychologicalintegration.Taken, together these. Findings maycharacterizethecomplexityofthe
, integrationprocessforthispopulation whereindividualsmaybe seeking. Toforgeanon-homelessidentity butstilldependenton
these,, Locationsandservicesthatkeepthemconnectedtothe
.Homeless community.
Identifying. Whichaspectsofintegrationaremostmeaningful
for. Individualswhousedtobehomelessisessentialwhen
developing,, Implementing andevaluatinginterventionsaimedat
, improvingcommunityintegration.Thisstudyprovidesimportant insight. Intofactorsthatmaybelinkedtopositiveintegration
outcomes. Suchasmakingwhereonelivedfeellikehome feeling
part ofthecommunity,,Andincreasedfamilyinvolvement.These
results. Arepromising asthesearemutablefactorsthatmayhave
, potentialforimprovementandcanbeassessedandchangedatthe programlevel.Althoughtheactivityspacemeasureswerenot associatedwithcommunityintegrationoutcomesintheexpected
direction GISprovidedmeaningfulinformationaboutindividual ', s
spatial. Presenceinthecommunityandwhereimportantactivities
.Occurredaspartofintegrationefforts.Continuedresearchis
needed. Usingaspatialmappingapproachtoevaluateaccessibility
to. Resourcesavailableinthecommunityareainconjunctionwith
impede activityspacemeasuresasspatialfactorsthatcanpromoteor integrationefforts.
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