GIS for the Urban Environment (Hardcover)

~ (Author), John Ziegler (Author), John Pickles (Foreword)
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Product Description

This introduction to urban planning applications and problem solving with GIS is appropriate for students and professionals in the fields of geography, urban studies, urban planning, urban public health, urban environmental assessment, and hazard and emergency management. Technical jargon is minimized while the analytical concepts are fully described, enabling full use and understanding of GIS techniques. Infused in the included laboratory exercises are real-world activities that are often required in urban GIS projects but rarely included in prepared lab work, such as data acquisition, integrating data into the GIS, and manipulation of real data. Project design and analysis methodologies are also demonstrated with real-life examples of urban GIS projects.

About the Author

Juliana Maantay is an associate professor of environmental and urban geography at City University of New York Lehman College's department of geology and geography and is a research scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) cooperative center for remote sensing science and technology (CREST). Her work has been published in major journals, including the American Journal of Public Health, Environmental Health Perspectives, The Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, Projections: The Planning Journal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Planners Network. She lives in New York City. John Ziegler is the founder and president of Space Track Inc., a GIS consulting company. He has worked with government, nonprofit, and private sector organizations and has overseen the development of Space Track's own municipal GIS applications. He was a part of the disaster response team that worked with New York City's office of emergency management in the weeks following the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, using GIS to produce mapping for AUTHOR: Maantay, Juliana; Ziegler, John

Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Esri Press (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589480821
• ISBN-13: 978-1589480827
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #368,362 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GIS for the Urban Environment, September 21, 2006

By	GIScience (NYC) - See all my reviews

This is truly a wonderful book. Although I plan on using it as a text book for some of the courses which I teach, it is also a fantastic reference and refresher for even experienced geographers. To my knowledge, it is the most complete and well written book dealing with GIS in an urban setting. The text is clear and simple without being simplistic, the labs are well designed and do a good job putting theory into practice, and the case studies are varied and interesting. Kudos to Maantay and Zeigler for writing what is sure to become the indispensable Urban GIS text.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference for GIS, February 10, 2008

By	B. Andrews (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is chocked full of great reference material a text book that will make the transition to reference book as soon as your class ends. I purchased it for a class and plan to keep it. It is not a book that teaches you how to use ArcMap, but helps you to think through things like themes, setting scales, deciding projection systems, etc.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Teaching Classes, May 6, 2007

By	Sarah Williams - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For years I have been looking for the perfect text book for GIS and Urban Planning and I have finally found it. This text book creates a solid foundation for Urban Planners who want to learn GIS.