GIS for the Urban Environment

By John Ziegler and Juliana Maantay

This introduction to urban planning applications and problem solving with CIS 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589480821
• ISBN13: 9781589480827
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Esri Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 3.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great reference for GIS

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.

Great for Teaching Classes

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.

Great Purchase

This book was sent to me brand new, and in great condition. I am really satisfied with my purchase and the time it took to recieve it. Thanks.

GIS Made Easy

This excellent book covers new technology in Urban planning with a maximum of clarity and interest. It is in college textbook format.

GIS for the Urban Environment

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.