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1. most vulnerable areas An online tool ColorBrewer http www colorbrewer2 org that guides map authors in selecting appropriate colour schemes for thematic mapping was used to determine suitable colour schemes The tool considers the number of data classes the nature of the data being mapped qualitative vs quantitative bi polar and the intended display environment for the map i e print photocopy projection in recommending suitable colour schemes ColorBrewer also provides the numerical specifications for the selected scheme in RGB CMYK and HEX for users to import into commercial GIS software Generally red or orange were identified as the best colours to map exposure sensitivity and potential vulnerability due to their association with heat Blue and green tones were dismissed because of their association with coolness and the need to use the darker more intense end of the colour scheme for the areas of greater interest 1 e the most vulnerable areas A blue purple and a purple red colour scheme from ColorBrewer were explored but found to be not 20 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment photocopy friendly Three red or orange colour schemes were tested in more detail to determine the best scheme for the decision support maps Five Class Red Orange Colour Scheme Population density 67 2934 2935 4629 I 4630 6531 E 6532 9257 E 9258 63783 Non residential Fig 12 Five class sequential red orange col2. on the left side of the map see Fig 7a This is the default upon start up but if you have clicked on another layer you may have highlighted it accidentally In this case upon clicking Generate Report an error message will come up Error Object variable or With block variable not set To fix this click on the tor 2010 coverage layer once to highlight it as shown in Fig 7 and then click Generate Report again 11 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment Yulnerability Highway Major street O Non residential areas tor 2010 coverage tor 2010 variables POP v_ INDE 0 059226 0 244062 Fig 7a Highlighted layer for Generate Report An additional issue may arise when the Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool is used on a computer that has a different Microsoft Windows setup than the development computer Because the generate report function creates a file 1t needs access to the Windows operating system For this the tool s program code needs to reference the Microsoft Scripting Runtime library If clicking the Generate Report button results in an error message that refers to an automation or reference problem or a library not found error then this library may not be correctly installed To remedy the situation select Tools Macros Visual Basic Editor or hit ALT F11 in ArcMap to open the Microsoft Visual Basic window From this window s menu bar select Tools
3. Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment Implementation of a Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment and Decision Support System User Manual for Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool 31 March 2011 Prepared on behalf and with the support of Toronto Public Health Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment CONSULTANTS AND AUTHORS Claus Rinner Suzanne Briggs Byron Moldofsky Mariange Beaudry GIS and Cartography Office Department of Geography and Program in Planning University of Toronto TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT TEAM Stephanie Gower Carol Mee Monica Campbell Cheryl Dow ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Clean Air Partnership Kate Bassil Report available at http www toronto ca health hphe With federal funding support through Natural Resources Canada s Regional Adaptation Collaboratives Program VEJ Natural Resources Ressources naturelles Canada anada For more information about Natural Resources Canada s Regional Adaptation Collaboratives Program please visit http adaptation nrcan gc ca collab index_e php Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment Table of Contents Ks nuodai wessrcdsscetucesaenredqecids muah yrcateandsusseseum sues suedgaaesorsauae ses sasemoum anes siedaguecsosuauee sc saseueomaS 4 Da Overview Ol TUN Hona yera a E E A A ie eabhaaannic 5 2 1 Map Handling Toolbar erren E e usoxdusietoiatetansdncees 7 2AA Openin a MIP css dete Aad eect a A od aii abate tae Aad ets 7 2A Saving the Map as 4 New Doc
4. R amp 7520 Number of low income persons oe x TotLICOA 642 Number of children age 0 5 in low income families eae KidsLICO 2405 Number of renter households spending gt 50 0 ofi income on housing yi RENT50 Ji 2485 Number of low income renters spending gt 50 of income on housing x _SOLINonF i 865 Number of persons not speaking English X NOENG 37 ao Number of persons immigrated 200i 2006 __X_RI 2835 Number of adults without high school certificate BE Lo wEDU25 l 11010 Number of persons In rai racialized groups x RG 2710 Number c of persons age 25 64 with a disability k Dis25 64 i TOTAL J Variables for Seniors Field Name 530 _ Number of seniors age 65 that are low income and living alone XSSR _LIAlo1 y mo h CSF ny ee atte Te ee tao Se EGE m leaa ee WET ee ae TT Fig 10 South Parkdale summary report 3 5 Saving the Generated Report If you wish to save the report for future usage use the Internet Explorer menu File gt Save as to save it in your own directory under a new name such as username My Documents Report SouthParkdale mht It is recommended to save it as a Web archive single file mht file but it may also be saved as a complete Web page htm file with named directory attached but not as a Web page HTML only This will ensure that t
5. References to open the list of program libraries used If Microsoft Scripting Runtime is unchecked click its checkbox If it is entirely missing from the list use the Browse button to find the file scrrun dll in the folder C Windows system32 which will add this library to the list In both cases close the Visual Basic window and use File Save in ArcMap s main window to store the modified map project file Alternatively if the reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime appears to be correct checked not marked as missing then uncheck it close the Visual Basic window save the map file and close ArcMap Then re open ArcMap with the same map and follow the steps above to find and check the Microsoft Scripting Runtime library A screenshot of the references list with the Scripting library activated is shown below References Project Available References ESRI EditorExt Object Library Cancel ESRI ArcScan Object Library ESRI Spatial4nalystUI Object Library ESRI Network4nalystUI Object Library Browse ESRI GeoStatistical4nalystUI Object Library ESRI Geoprocessing Object Library ESRI UIControls WalMicrosoft Scripting Runtime Priority Hel nep 145 Helper COM Component 1 0 Type Library 145 RADIUS Protocol 1 0 Type Library Acrobat Acrobat Access 3 0 Type Library Acrobat Distiller 4crohat WebCantiire 1 0 Tyne ihrary lt Microsoft Scripting Runtime Locati
6. aps it was decided to use the red colour scheme on all maps and to always use dark red for high risk values in any variable Indicators and indices were classified for mapping using the quintiles classification method which separates the data values into five classes of the same number of objects Census tracts Some stakeholders suggested simplifying the information on the vulnerability maps by including only three classes and assigning actions recommended interventions to each of them Cartographically a number of 5 7 classes is generally recommended It would also be difficult to assign a specific action to each class because the same maps may be used by stakeholders with very different mandates and resources e g a community health centre on the one hand and Toronto Public Health on the other However Toronto Public Health could develop guidelines on how to use the maps to support hot weather response For the coverage maps counts of at risk population groups were mapped using proportional symbols The Census tracts with the highest counts were mapped in order to identify large 22 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment counts of at risk groups that fall inside or outside of high vulnerability census tracts The cut off point for mapping counts was set at 50 of the total count of the at risk population when the total count mapped equalled 50 of the total count no further Census tract counts were mapped In this way only the c
7. can be shared with stakeholders thereby addressing the expressed desire to combine the heat vulnerability assessment with existing data and existing tools Section 2 of this user manual provides an overview of the map handling map zooming map drawing and reporting functionality This is followed by a sample walk through for creating a heat vulnerability report for the South Parkdale neighbourhood in Toronto in Section 3 Furthermore Section 4 describes the cartographic design and map layout of the pre processed decision support maps while Section 5 outlines the software development and deployment approach for the implementation of the mapping tools Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 Overview of Functionality The general principle underlying the design of the mapping tools 1s to streamline the user interface for data exploration and map production by public health analysts and decision makers The goal is to simplify the user s interaction with the map and data as much as practical so that users who are experts in hot weather response but not in GIS could easily access the information and use the tools Consultation with Toronto Public Health determined that the appropriate software platform in terms of functionality and availability to users would be the ArcMap application within ArcGIS 9 3 ArcGIS is a full featured GIS and mapping product but more importantly in this context it provides extensive possibilities for customizin
8. d seniors spending gt 30 on housing 50265 Seniors not speaking English 53470 Unattached seniors with a disability 54695 Seniors age 65 74 with a disability 74135 Priority Areas Units in buildings with 5 storeys Rented units in buildings with 5 storeys constructed before 1986 Low income persons 2005 after tax LICO Children age 0 5 in low income families Renter households spending gt 50 of income on housing Low income renters spending gt 50 of income on housing Persons not speaking English Persons immigrated 2001 2006 Adults without high school certificate Persons in racialized groups Persons age 25 64 with a disability Low income and living alone among seniors age 65 Low income among seniors age 65 Senior families spending gt 30 on housing Unattached seniors spending gt 30 on housing Seniors not speaking English Unattached seniors with a disability Seniors age 65 74 with a disability 26
9. decision support maps Highways and selected major streets are provided for orientation Stakeholders suggested displaying more street names linking the maps to postal codes and adding railroad lines for orientation However this information would affect the legibility of the thematic symbols and therefore should not be included at this time In an interactive desktop or online tool the suggested layers could be included and the decision to display them left with the end user A layer with non residential areas was used when mapping population dwellings and some exposure variables Areas with no data are displayed with a distinctive line hatch pattern It 1s important to note that the legends for all decision support maps were customized Therefore the legends are not connected to the map layers If a layer s symbology or underlying data change new legend items for this layer need to be created and arranged manually 19 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment The thematic maps were numbered according to the components of the conceptual framework for the heat vulnerability assessment 1 Maps of exposure indicators 2 Maps of sensitivity indicators 2 1 General population sensitivity 2 2 Seniors sensitivity 3 Adaptation and context maps transparencies overlays 4 Maps of potential vulnerability composite indices 5 Coverage maps count symbol overlays 5 1 Overlay of exposure counts 5 2 Overlay of general population se
10. drew Windfields Steeles Stonegate Queensway ulnerability Tam OShanter Sullivan Highway The Beaches Map 2 1 1 Low Income Persons mi Thistletown Beaumond Heights Neighbourhood South Parkdale Major street Thorneliffe Park Context Use SHOW dropdown above Trinity Bellwoods E University O Non residential areas Victoria Village Roncesvalles Little Portugal tor_2010_coverage tor_2010_variables TotLicoAT 0 0 10 6 10 7 15 2 E 15 3 19 7 E 19 8 25 9 E 26 0 61 9 tor_2010_nodata SS _ fl TORONTO Public Health Lowincome by census tract Yo of population based on 2005 ater tax LICO A k a y Dat corres Cy ot pb CSDS Stati tes Carada 0 10 6 Non residential gee Tle porthrsoune nes be ises aid estbthas he ESSM data area Pablkbed 122010 OP 15 3 197 Hghway Prepared by Toro t P blb He alti Contact Tororo He alti Cor re ctor E 19 8 259 Major street 00 0 1 0 2 km Bn all prblicke alti t pib ca 600 WM 0 619 i le i Tekp hone H6367 2010 Cty of Torr bw APR Reseed Source Selection Fig 9 Zoom to South Parkdale neighbourhood 3 4 Generating a Report on the Census Tracts in South Parkdale Click on the SE button to create the summary report containing the map and table for South Parkdale You will be requested to supply the Map Export Path Report Export Path and Report Title For now leave the default for the first two requests but cha
11. eat Vulnerability Mapping Tools incorporated into them As an example navigate to the following map document and open it MapProjectFiles SensitivityMaps GenPop Map 2 1 1 Low Income Persons mxd 3 3 Zooming to an Area of Interest The South Parkdale Neighbourhood If your map page looks small click on the td zoom whae Pase button Then use the ZOOM to Neighbourhood combination box dropdown to select South Parkdale The selection process and the resulting map should look like Fig 9 below The map 1s zoomed to the area of South Parkdale the map title now reflects this the neighbourhoods around it are labelled and the surrounding area is masked to highlight the area of interest If you want to see what the percentages of the population with low incomes are in the surrounding census tracts you can click the button to reveal them You can try this now and then refresh the highlighted view by zooming to South Parkdale again Zoom mask OFF 16 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment GQ Map 2 1 1 Low Income Persons mxd ArcMap ArcInfo MAX File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help gt Open lem Save s Print a Export Map a Generate Report E Zoom Whole Page ZOOM to Neighbourhood South Parkdale v to Ward Al Wards gt v to Priority Area kal Priority Areas gt v Rustic SHOW a Context Layer Y T Zoom mask OFF Scarborough Village South Parkdale xj South Riverdale St An
12. ensus tracts with the largest number of the at risk groups are included This approach shows if large numbers of particular at risk groups fall outside of the identified high vulnerability census tracts so that strategies targeted to this group can also include these areas Raw count variables must never be mapped using choropleths but proportional symbols are an appropriate representation technique that 1s independent of the size of enumeration units Circles were chosen as the symbols since they are neutral and generally fit well into corresponding polygon areas Census tracts Hollow circles are recommended because they keep the underlying vulnerability index legible The circles were classified into quintiles and overlaid on top of the choropleth map layer with the potential vulnerability index values Ranges of circle sizes were described in the map legend 23 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 5 Implementation of the Decision Support Functionality The Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool is implemented in Visual Basic for Applications VBA The VBA program code is included in each of the decision support maps mxd files The implementation also required the addition of the zoom neighbourhood boundaries and the adaptation and context overlay datasets in each map document Tip The decision support maps should be installed in a read only directory so that upon closing they will revert to the startup settings If you wish to save a
13. g a Map Clicking the Open button takes you to the MapProjectFiles directory Fig 3 You can then navigate to the subdirectory and specific heat vulnerability map file which you wish to open Map documents are stored with the ArcMap file extension mxd Fe D _JPEGS Q map 4 4 Vulnerability to Heat msd ae O AdaptationMaps eae O CoverageMaps J ExposureMaps H 4 IndexMaps Documents O SensitivityMaps GenPop Desktop G SensitivityMaps_Seniors AELE File name Open e Files of type Arch ap Documents mxd Cancel X ey P E Open as read only Fig 3 Open map function Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 1 2 Saving the Map as a New Document Clicking the Save as button takes you to the directory in which you most recently saved a file It is recommended that map files made for specific purposes be saved within a local or personal directory such as My Documents My HVA Maps Fe Q map 4 4 Vulnerability bo Heat South Parkdale Neighbourhood med My Flecent Documents Desktop ana K My Doc uments ra wa lt ariane Pile name South Parkdale Neighbourhood med Save a E Save as type ArcM ap Document reid Fig 4 Save as function Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 1 3 Printing the Map Clicking the Print button brings up ArcMap s standard print function which prints the curre
14. g its graphical user interface using the Visual Basic for Applications VBA scripting environment 2 HVA Startup Map 4 4 mxd ArcMap Arcinfo File Edit Yiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help Open gt Save As amp Print ra Export Map a Generate Report E Zoom Whole Page ZOOM to Neighbourhood kal Neighbourhoods sal to Ward kal Wards gt z to Priority Area k l Priority Areas gt F SHOW a Context Layer KkNo Context Layer gt Zoom Mask OFF gj RESET Map amp Context Use SHOW dropdown above amp ulnerability Highway Major street Non residential areas tor_2010_coverage tor_2010_variables POP_ _INDE C 0 059226 0 244062 E 0 244063 0 307618 MM 0 307619 0 350290 E 0 350291 0 407801 E 0 407802 0 601203 tor_2010_nodata SS Public Health Hea vulrerability index by A i cereus tract gereral population 2010 Ci y of Toronbo AI Righi Reserved p Dab sources Clly of Prank CSD0S Salsic Canala Low Notes kk atial i hkilHealh NRCan Low Hedl km No data area d ree Ailrepor lfr pounce des Ikenses and resticions Published 1272010 WD wam Hiji way Prepared by Prono Pubic Heal Coniac Pron Heallh Connection E eann ny Mhorsteet Bnall pubideal h kronlo ca Hki Blephone 416 335 7600 Source Selection 3 23 0 09 Inches Fig 1 Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool upon starting ArcMap ArcMap
15. he map image is saved along with the report These files may then be opened in the browser of your choice Firefox Chrome etc while the automatic opening of the report upon generating is currently limited to Internet Explorer Various utilities are available to convert the Web page into more portable file formats such as PDF for printing or digital sharing 18 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 4 Cartographic Design and Map Layout This section describes the project s cartographic design principles and the map layout in which the decision support maps are provided This information is reported for those users who may wish to modify the existing maps 4 1 Map Template and General Mapping Principles Fig 11 shows the ArcMap template used for thematic mapping of exposure and sensitivity indicators as well as composite heat vulnerability indices The Universal Transverse Mercator UTM Zone 17N projection was applied to all maps in this report Note that the orientation of the map has been rotated by 16 according to City of Toronto mapping guidelines Map Template bd peewee OE b TORONTO Public Health Census tract Copyright 2010 City of Toronto Al Rights Reseed Source StatGan LIT C505 Non residential Major street carer ean S615 nanos s Frepared by Toronto Public Health No data Contact Torenta Health Connection Errail pubdchealthiiiorontc ca Telephone 418 333 7800 Fig 11 Template for
16. ii 19 4 1 Map Template and General Mapping Principles cc ccc csseceeeeseeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaas 19 4 2 Thematic Colour Scheme and Classification Method ccccccccccccceeeeeeeeesseeeeees 20 5 Implementation of the Decision Support Functionality cccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeessseseeeees 24 6 Appendix A Reference Table Ss ss cucisiesessveensdevtedecvesedennacvihieyencaevadatueiedeavedunnicetniwagensessataetes 29 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 1 Introduction In 2010 11 Toronto Public Health developed a refined heat vulnerability index and implemented a spatially explicit heat vulnerability assessment approach This approach consists of 1 a methodology and decision support maps contained in the final project report 2 the geographic information systems GIS project and mapping tools described in this user manual and 3 a separate data maintenance and update protocol Interaction with the GIS project and mapping tools provides extended functionality beyond static maps to Toronto Public Health This will enable Toronto Public Health staff to produce custom maps for individual stakeholders to support effective hot weather preparation and response in Toronto For example high resolution map images custom map overlays or detailed views of target neighbourhoods can be achieved The access to the GIS project files also allows Toronto Public Health to export the vulnerability indices as GIS layers that
17. ional ArcMap user interface components are not visible on startup but may be added to the interface if required For example ArcMap does provide a large number of toolbars for additional functionality These may be added using the View gt Toolbars menu function ArcMap toolbars that experienced GIS users may find useful include e Standard for handling map documents open save etc e Tools for map navigation and querying zoom identify etc e Layout for navigation in map layout view e Draw for editing the map layout Similarly for the side panel table of contents full functionality is available for experienced GIS users who wish to turn map layers on or off and access the data behind them However this is not necessary for users who only wish to use the basic visualization and reporting tools provided in the Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool Conversely to remove any or all of the customized toolbars the user can navigate to the View gt Toolbars menu function find the custom toolbars with labels starting with TPH and uncheck them Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 1 Map Handling Toolbar Open Save OS Print ar Export Map ce Generate Report This toolbar includes buttons to open save print and export the decision support maps from the map series included with the final project report It also includes a button to generate a report on a selected neighbourhood 2 1 1 Openin
18. ity Assessment 2 3 3 Resetting the Map Click on the RESET Map button to zoom out to the full extent of the City of Toronto and turn off any of the context and adaptation layers that may have been turned on This effectively returns the map to its default startup state Tip If the map on your screen appears to be mixed up try using the RESET Map button to reset the map extent and map layers to their original status 15 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 3 Sample Usage Heat Vulnerability Report for South Parkdale Neighbourhood In this section a series of steps have been assembled as an example of using the customized user interface to serve as an introduction to the Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tools We will generate a heat vulnerability report for the South Parkdale neighbourhood 3 1 Opening the Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tools Navigate to the startup directory for the Heat Vulnerability Maps This will normally be something like username TPH 2011 HVA_Deliverables MapProjectFiles Within this directory select and open the HVA Startup mapfile HVA Startup Map 4 4 Vulnerability to Heat mxd 3 2 Opening an Existing Decision Support Map On the Map Handling Toolbar click the la Open button and using the standard ArcMap Open window navigate to the specific map you wish to view All of the Exposure Sensitivity Index and Coverage maps developed for this project have the customized H
19. mage file formats include the compressed formats PNG GIF or JPG or the uncompressed TIFF format This function may also be used to export the map layout to a Portable Document Format PDF file which can be distributed by email or printed as a handout Export Map Save itr O My HA Maps ee EJ Bi i File name Map 44 Vulnerability to Heat prg k ry Y Save as type PNG pngl Cancel Options General Format Resolutions Width Height PW Clip Output to Graphics Extent Fig 6 Export Map function 10 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 1 5 Generating a Report The Generate Report button will create a report summarizing the area and data that have been selected This report is generated in a Web page format suitable for printing and archiving It is designed to be used in conjunction with the Zoom to functions to focus on a specific area such as a City neighbourhood ward priority area or postcode region and summarize the data on vulnerable populations within the Census tracts of that area The resulting one page report includes the map and a summary table The table sums the count values for eleven variables for the general population and seven variables for seniors within the selected Census tracts Upon clicking the button you will be presented with three message prompts requiring a response before the page will be generated Prompt Default 1 Map Export Path c tem
20. natively provides two main interface components to map users a top panel containing a series of menus and toolbars above the mapping window and a side panel containing the table of contents along the left hand side see Fig 1 In the Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool interface upon startup both components are customized so that only the interface elements needed for heat vulnerability maps are visible In the top panel there are four sections from top to bottom Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment Main menus Map Handling toolbar ey Map Zooming toolbar 4 Map Drawing toolbar These are identified in Fig 2 The main menus remain unchanged with their standard ArcMap functionality They give the user access to most ArcMap functions via dropdown menus The three additional toolbars were created for the Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool Subsequent sections provide details about each toolbar s functionality HVA Startup Map 4 4 mxd ArcMap ArcInfo 1 Main menus File Edit wiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Tools Window Help 2 Map Handling toolbar 2 Open Save s GB print gf Export Map B Generate Report 3 Map Zooming toolbar E Zoom whole Page ZOOM to Neighbourhood KAI Neighbourhoods gt to Ward KA wards Map Drawing toolbar SHOW a Context Layer No Context Layers Zoom Mask OFF RESET Map Fig 2 Detail of standard main menus and custom toolbars added to Mapping Tool interface Addit
21. nge the title to something like TPH South Parkdale Summary Report with the automated date and time left as they appear and click OK An Internet Explorer browser window will then open containing the summary report which should appear much like Figure 10 below The report reproduces the map page layout as it appears in ArcMap reports that there are four Census tracts included in the South Parkdale neighbourhood and the table provides count data totalled up for those four Census tracts for each of the 18 reporting variables To compare the tabulated data with City wide totals and neighbourhood averages and medians refer to the neighbourhood reference table in Appendix A 17 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment Ec temp ArcMapSelectionReport html Windows Internet Explorer Joes File Edit view Favorites Tools Help qir Favorites ai Ey ce Page Safety Tools 4 TPH Heat Vulnerability Neighbourhood Report 31 03 2011 11 44 09 Map 4 4 Vulnerabllity to Heat Neighbourhood South Parkdale 4 N kA w a Little Portugal Roncesvalles Hiagara Hes vairaak bey bodes iy TEMU UE gee a populyar lo niinn pjaig LAYER tor_2010 coverage 4 census tracts included TOTAL Variables for General Population Field Name l 6065 Number af units in buildings with five or more s storeys x a DWHR 5320 Number of rental units In buildings with five or more storeys constructed before 1986 2 DwRH
22. nsitivity counts 5 3 Overlay of seniors sensitivity counts 4 2 Thematic Colour Scheme and Classification Method The decision support maps were designed as choropleth maps where shades of colour fill the polygons representing enumeration units 1 e Census tracts Lightness is the primary visual variable that determines the effectiveness of a choropleth map The logical progression of values along the number line should be matched with a progression of lightness levels A sequential colour scheme with a logical progression from light to dark in a given colour hue e g red also enables greyscale printing and photocopying of colour maps as requested by hot weather response plan stakeholders Subordinate changes in colour hue and saturation can further support a map s effectiveness Following the above guidelines the advice from some stakeholders to use a diverging colour scheme with two hues e g blue and red could not be heeded Similarly light or dark shades of the two hues could not be distinguished in greyscale print requiring separate map series to be produced for greyscale printing In addition neighbourhoods shown in blue or green for lower temperatures and lower vulnerability levels could be misinterpreted as being cool or not vulnerable at all due to typical associations with these colours To avoid stigmatization of high risk neighbourhoods Toronto Public Health requested the consideration of colour hues other than red for the
23. nt map layout view The Print and Print and Page Setup window will vary according to your available printers but the latter should look similar to Fig 5 You may have to click the radio button Scale Map to Fit Printer Paper The printer page must be set up as Letter and Landscape if it is not you may have to click on the printer Properties button below to access the Print and Page Setup window to set these m Printer Name WAAR CHAN GradsColourlP Statys Ready Type Dell Color Laser 3170cn PELE Where PCOUNT 128 100 66 37 Comments Double sided printing Printer Engine Windows Printer Properties L J Printer Paper s that will be printed M Output Image Quality Fiesample Ratio Map Page Page Layout ii Sample Map Elements Fast Normal Best R atio le 3 Tile Map to Printer Paper All f Tiles f Scale Map to fit Printer Paper Humber of Copies Print to File Fig 5 Print function ArcMap standard Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 1 4 Exporting the Map as an Image or PDF file Clicking the Export Map button brings up ArcMap s standard Export Map function which will generate a snapshot of the current ArcMap page layout You will be able to choose which file format to generate see Fig 6 Use this function to export an image file to be used as an illustration within a document or slideshow e g Word or Powerpoint Recommended i
24. nts to encourage their access through this tool as can be seen in Fig 8 Clicking on the black triangle on the right of the tool name triggers a drop down menu of the 12 available adaptation and context layers Clicking on one of these turns it on and simultaneously turns off any other context overlay SHOW a Context Layer HLRISIs Inia Beit No Contest Layer gt Parks Cooling Centres Community Halls Libraries F ulnerability Public Tranzit Highway Childcare Centres Schools Major street Pools and Splash Pads Hospitals Shelters and Hostels Non residentid Long term Care Homes E3 Context Use SH Fig 8 Adaptation Context overlay tool For those users who are familiar with GIS and wish to use the full ArcMap interface the full set of adaptation and context layers can be opened in the table of contents and its checkboxes and other tools used 2 3 2 Showing Hiding Vulnerability of Surrounding Neighbourhoods As described above when one of the Zoom to tools is invoked it highlights the selected area by masking the surrounding area To remove this mask in order to see the surrounding Census tracts symbolized for exposure sensitivity or vulnerability depending on the map at hand click the Zoom Mask OFF button This tool will reveal the shades of red in the surrounding area To revert to the masked view of the map use the Zoom to tool again 14 Map Based Heat Vulnerabil
25. on C WINDOWS system32 scrrun dll Language Standard Fig 7b Visual Basic references list with with the Scripting library activated 12 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 2 Map Zooming Toolbar k Zoom Whole Page ZOOM to Neighbourhood lt All Neighbourhoods toward ZA Wards to Priority Area lt All Fronty Areas This toolbar contains a button and three dropdown menus to zoom to detailed map views and to reset the map layout 2 2 1 Zooming to the Whole Page Clicking this button runs the standard ArcMap function Zoom Whole Page which reverts the map layout view to showing the page layout fitted to the current window size This function may be needed after repeatedly zooming to different city neighbourhoods or other areas which affects the page layout Tip If the map on your screen slipped out of place try using the Zoom Whole Page button to reset the map page back to a centred fitted position 2 2 2 Zooming to City Neighbourhood Ward or Priority Area The Zoom to tools assist with focusing on a area There are three sets of areas as defined by the City of Toronto neighbourhoods wards and priority investment areas Use these drop down combination box tools to select one of these areas by name Doing so will zoom the map extent to the area and select the Census tracts within it It will also highlight its extent by masking the surrounding Census tracts see illustrati
26. on in Section 3 At this point you can use the Generate Report tool as outlined above If you wish to see the zoomed area without masking out the surrounding Census tracts use the Zoom mask OFF tool on the Map Drawing Toolbar as explained below 2 2 3 Zooming to lpsos Reid Postal Code Region ZOOM to Ipsas Reid Region lt All FSA Areas The Ipsos Reid Postal code regions are aggregations of Canada Post forward sortation areas three digit postal code areas used for reporting survey data An additional Zoom to combination box tool was created for these areas Since these regions are less commonly used than the city defined areas listed above this toolbar is not included in the start up default interface for the Mapping Tool It can be added below the other toolbars by using the main menu function View gt Toolbars gt TPH IPSOS REID zoomto This dropdown works just like the other Zoom to tools 13 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 2 3 Map Drawing Toolbar SHOW a Context Layer lt No Context Layer ES Zoom Mask OFF ge RESET Map This toolbar combines buttons that modify the data layers shown in the map or how they are shown 2 3 1 Showing an Additional Layer with Adaptation or Context Information The SHOW a Context Layer tool has been designed to add a single adaptation or context layer as an overlay onto the current map On startup these layers are hidden in the table of conte
27. our scheme from ColorBrewer Six Class Red Orange Colour Scheme without ae a Population density 67 2934 2935 4629 C 4630 6531 I 6532 9257 DW 9258 63783 Non residential Fig 13 Six class sequential red orange colour scheme from ColorBrewer without the darkest class 21 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment ArcGIS Five Class Red Pink Colour Scheme Population density 67 2934 ___ 2935 4629 I 4630 6531 E 6532 9257 GE 0258 63783 Non residential Fig 14 Five class sequential red pink colour scheme from ArcMap 9 3 The selection of a colour scheme was ultimately based on visual separability between data classes and the ability to easily distinguish map overlays The five class sequential red pink colour scheme from ArcMap 9 3 Fig 14 was selected because it produced the best results on a computer monitor and in print In the five class sequential red orange colour scheme from ColorBrewer Fig 12 the lightest colour was too similar to the white depicting non residential areas In the six class sequential red orange scheme from ColorBrewer from which the five lightest classes were considered Fig 13 the second and third lightest colours were difficult to distinguish on a computer monitor and in print Another experiment was made by using a green colour scheme for variables related to green space while keeping the red pink scheme for all other variables However for consistency among the m
28. p ArcMapExport jpg 2 Report Export Path c temp ArcMapSelectionReport html 3 Report Title TPH Heat Vulnerability Neighbourhood Report date In all cases a default is provided so that you can just click OK Or you can change these settings to save and name the files as you wish After collecting your responses Internet Explorer will open with the report in Web page format An example of a report 1s provided in Section 3 After the report is generated and displayed you can use the Internet Explorer menu File gt Save as to save the Web page file to your personal directory Reference tables with City wide totals as well as average and median counts per neighbourhood ward priority area and postcode regions are provided in Appendix A Troubleshooting Generate Report As mentioned the tool is designed mainly for generating reports after the Zoom to function is run which also selects the Census tracts in the target area If that has not been done you may get the message There were no selected features found in the report The report will be created but with no data filled into the table There is an unusual circumstance which could interrupt this smooth process This issue occurs when the correct data layer for generating the report is not highlighted The total count data for the table come from the map layer tor 2010 coverage This layer must be highlighted in the table of contents panel
29. pending gt 50 of income on housing Low income renters spending gt 50 of income on housing Persons not speaking English Persons immigrated 2001 2006 Adults without high school certificate Persons in racialized groups Persons age 25 64 with a disability Low income and living alone among seniors age 65 Low income among seniors age 65 Senior families spending gt 30 on housing Unattached seniors spending gt 30 on housing Seniors not speaking English Unattached seniors with a disability Seniors age 65 74 with a disability 25 377475 218760 475563 90530 100545 100665 132105 266810 310795 1158545 230500 39220 40599 27095 90265 93470 94695 74135 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment Postcode Regions Units in buildings with 5 storeys 377475 Rented units in buildings with 5 storeys constructed before 1986 218 60 Low income persons 2005 after tax LICO 475563 Children age 0 5 in low income families 50530 Renter households spending gt 50 of income on housing 100545 Low income renters spending gt 50 of income on housing 100665 Persons not speaking English 132105 Persons immigrated 2001 2006 266810 Adults without high school certificate 310795 Persons in racialized groups 1158545 Persons age 25 64 with a disability 230500 Low income and living alone among seniors age 65 39220 Low income among seniors age 65 40599 Senior families spending gt 30 on housing 27095 Unattache
30. revised map for example zoomed to a certain area you should do so in a personal directory In this way the Heat Vulnerability Mapping Tool is maintained in its original working state for your future usage or for other users 24 Map Based Heat Vulnerability Assessment 6 Appendix A Reference Tables Neighbourhoods Units in buildings with 5 storeys Rented units in buildings with 5 storeys constructed before 1986 Low income persons 2005 after tax LICO Children age 0 5 in low income families Renter households spending gt 50 of income on housing Low income renters spending gt 50 of income on housing Persons not speaking English Persons immigrated 2001 2006 Adults without high school certificate Persons in racialized groups Persons age 25 64 with a disability Low income and living alone among seniors age 65 Low income among seniors age 65 Senior families spending gt 30 on housing Unattached seniors spending gt 30 on housing Seniors not speaking English Unattached seniors with a disability Seniors age 65 74 with a disability 377475 218760 475563 90530 100545 100665 132105 266810 310795 1158545 230500 39220 40599 27095 90265 93470 94695 74135 Variable ity ards Units in buildings with 5 storeys Rented units in buildings with 5 storeys constructed before 1986 Low income persons 2005 after tax LICO Children age 0 5 in low income families Renter households s
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