GEO 440 GIS for urban & Regional Planning, GEO 440

Application of geographic information systems in the practice of urban and regional planning

Textbooks: Said Easa, and Yupo Chan, 2000. Urban Planning and Development Applications of GIS. American Society of Civil Engineers.

· This book purpose is to present current application of Geographic information systems in various fields of urban planning and development.

· This book is organized into 2 sections: GIS methodologies and GIS applications.

· GIS methods provides basic understanding of GIS concepts

1) GIS technology and implementation

2) Remote sensing

3) Trends in spatial databases

4) Linear referencing system (mostly used for transportation)

· GIS applications covers major application fields in urban planning and development:

1) Regional planning

2) Infrastructure management

(Transportation, public utilities, and storm water/waste)

3) Resource management

4) Environmental assessment

5) Socioeconomic development

6) Emergency management and 7) Education