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GIS for the urban environment / Juliana Maantay and John Ziegler ; foreword by John Pickles.
| Author/creator | Maantay, Juliana, 1951- |
| Other author | Ziegler, John, 1931- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Redlands, Calif. : ESRI Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xxii, 596 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Ch. 1. Basics of mapping and GIS -- ch. 2. Modeling spatial data and basic mapping concepts -- ch. 3. Thematic mapping -- ch. 4. Data classification methods and data exploration -- ch. 5. Data visualization and map design -- ch. 6. Sources of urban data -- ch. 7. Mapping databases -- ch. 8. Attribute data and relational database management systems -- ch. 9. Methods of spatial data analysis -- ch. 10. GIS project development and institutional issues -- ch. 11. Ethical issues in GIS and urban planning -- ch. 12. Other geotechnologies and recent developments in GIS -- Case study 1. Nonprofit organization GIS strategic planning and public outreach -- Case study 2. GIS use by urban nonprofit organizations for housing initiatives and urban services -- Case study 3. Delivering health-care services to an urban population -- Case study 4. Natural habitat and open space assessment -- Case study 5. Urban environmental planning -- Case study 6. Emergency management and disaster response -- Case study 7. Infrastructure mapping for planning and maintenance -- Case study 8. Archaeology and historic preservation with GIS -- Case study 9. Health and environmental justice -- Case study 10. Crime pattern analysis -- Case study 11. Community-based planning -- Case study 12. Advocacy planning and public information -- Lab exercise 1. Making maps of urban data -- Lab exercise 2. Exploring basic GIS functionality -- Lab exercise 3. Thematic mapping : dot density maps -- Lab exercise 4. Thematic mapping : choropleth maps -- Lab exercise 5. Integrating graphs and maps, and designing map layouts -- Lab exercise 6. Developing an attribute database from an Internet source -- Lab exercise 7. Geocoding and labeling -- Lab exercise 8. Working with relational databases -- Lab exercise 9. Generating buffers and using selection for proximity analysis -- Lab exercise 10. Geoprocessing operations and joining tables -- Lab exercise 11. Data exploration and geostatistical analysis -- Lab exercise 12. Advanced layout techniques. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006013778 |
| ISBN | 1589480821 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781589480827 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HT153 .M314 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |