GEO440: GIS for Urban & Regional Plan 

CRN:

Section:

Time:

23630/21214

01/51

Sunday/Tuesday  (Sec.01): 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM/(Sec.51): 12:30pm – 1:45pm

Venue:

(Sec.01: S- Lab.0038/ T-Lec.0057) /(Sec.51: S - Lab.0054 / T-Lec. 1025)

Date Range:

Feb 16, 2014 - Jan 19, 2014

Office hours:

By appointment: Email OR Call

Language of instruction:

English

Prerequisites:

GIS.1 - GEOG321

Spring Semester

Geography Department, UAEU, Spring 2014, 3 credits

Dr. Ahmad BinTouq, Email: abintouq@uaeu.ac.ae 

Course Description

This is an introductory to intermediate-level GIS course that focuses on the application of geographic information systems in the practice of urban and regional planning, with a focus on land use and environmental issues. Topics covered will include data models and structures, coordinate systems and projections, thematic mapping, spatial analysis, acquisition and integration of spatial data from various sources, interoperable web mapping services, spatial data policy issues, and GIS application development.

The central component is a class project covering the collection, formatting, analysis, and presentation of land use data for a GIS application.

Textbooks

Regional and Urban GIS: A Decision Support Approach_By:Timothy L. Nyerges, and Piotr Jankowski

Additional GIS for Urban Planning References

Juliana Maantay and John Ziegler, 2006. GIS for the Urban Environment. ESRI Press, Redlands, California

Karen C. Hanna and R. Brian Culpepper, 1998. GIS and Site Design: New Tools for Design Professionals, John Wiley & Sons

Course Purpose

GIS for Urban and Regional Planning fulfills the major course requirement within the GIS program at the UAE University.

Objectives

To expose the students to the applications of GIS in various geographical areas such urban and regional planning

Course Outcomes

By the end of the course a student will be able to:

- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of GIS software to build database, perform spatial analysis, prepare maps, reports, and charts for presentation of results.

- Apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate geographical problems

Course Grading and Assessment

1.        Exam.1                                                                                                                                                       25%

2.       Exam.2                                                                                                                                                     30%

3.       Poster and Presentation                                                                                                        10%

4.       Course work Quizzes, Participations, Labs and summary       35%

Course Organization

Course material consists of (1) class lectures and discussions, (2) online and handout readings, and (3) labs assignments.

 The course involves learning and practical training designed to identify, describe, explain, and try to solve a specific geography problem/issue using GIS.

Course Requirements

  1. Students are required to attend scheduled class meetings, participate in class discussions, and complete lab assignments on time.

  2. Students are responsible for all announcements made in class.

  3. All electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, laptops, etc.) must be turned off BEFORE entering the classroom and kept out of sight.

Course Integrity

Any confirmed offense against academic integrity will be considered a misconduct activity under the Code of Student Conduct: . It will subject its author (s) to failure in the course and could lead to further disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty is the cardinal sin in academia and includes plagiarism, cheating, fraud, using another person’s material as one’s own, knowingly allowing another person to use one’s work as his/her own.

 

February 2014

Current Courses, Spring 2014

GIS for Urban and Regional Planning, GEO 440

Syllabus

Study Guides and Assignments

Lecture Outlines