GIS and Site Design: New Tools for Design Professionals [Paperback]

Karen C. Hanna (Author), R. Brian Culpepper (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471163872 | ISBN-13: 978-0471163879 | Publication Date: April 6, 1998

A low-stress introduction to GIS

Forget everything you've been told about geographic information systems. Today's simpler, less expensive, and far more refined GIS software can be operated on a PC or Mac, and in this book you'll discover a new approach to GIS site design and land planning that makes the entire process easier, faster, and more designer friendly.

GIS in Site Design demonstrates how to use GIS the same way you would work with tracing paper and markers. The only difference is that now you'll be meeting your clients' needs to employ GIS data and deliver products in a GIS environment.

The companion CD-ROM contains a tutorial library of all the GIS data in the book. Using techniques explained on the CD to model your own drawings, you'll learn to use GIS for:
* Landscape architecture, site design, and land planning
* Visual resource analysis
* Design of large sites--subdivisions, golf courses, parks, campuses, and more
* Design of linear systems such as greenways, trails, and riparian restorations


GIS in Site Design is an indispensable resource that will help you master this increasingly important tool and gain access to larger and more challenging site design projects.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A GIS (geographic information system) is a wonderful visual database tool that can be used with any sort of data that can be represented visually?demographics, land use, and urban infrastructure such as wiring and drainage. This book is one of the better general introductions to GIS on the market today. Hanna and Culpepper also provide a great introduction to simple GIS for design and land planning on PCs or Macs. Highly recommended for larger collections.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are redefining how landscape architects and planners work. Yet for all of its potential benefits, the technology itself can be intimidating. This book is the only guide to GIS written expressly for landscape architects. Illustrated with over 200 screen shots and 50 maps, the book combined with the CD-ROM takes the fear out of learning GIS for landscape architects. Includes CD-ROM with... A tutorial library of all the GIS data from the book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 6, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471163872
• ISBN-13: 978-0471163879
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,167,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative introduction to the use of GIS in site design, December 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: GIS and Site Design: New Tools for Design Professionals (Paperback)

Hanna and Culpepper have provided the first book that deals with the practical use of GIS in landscape architecture. Hanna has developed an innovative methodology that bridges the gap between most small scale GIS and the (very) large scale (1:1200 +) of most site design. The book should be required reading for any landscape architect and any professional or student who is involved with site or community planning or design.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not an especially thorough examination of GIS and L.A., August 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: GIS and Site Design: New Tools for Design Professionals (Paperback)

Not well organized, repetitive in parts and not well suited to the more advanced AV user.