| CODE | SPI1305 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Effective Planning Tools and Techniques: Introducing GIS as a Tool for Spatial Planners | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Spatial Planning and Infrastructure | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is based on the theoretical concepts underlying the use of GIS in spatial planning. It is not based on practical sessions in the use of GIS software and therefore does not aim to train the students in the use of such software. Instead, the focus is on the relevance of GIS to decision-making in spatial planning in terms of its use as a support system for both development control and policy-making. Different types of GIS will be delved into in order to ensure the relevance of the study-unit in today's fast paced world. Particularly, these include traditional top-down GIS applications and other bottom-up Participatory GIS applications. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are: 1) To define the geographical components of physical and digital environments; 2) To assist students to understand traditional and contemporary methods of GIS; 3) To discuss the relevance of GIS as a decision-support-system in spatial planning. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. recognise the sources of spatial data, their typology & features; 2. identify data collection methods, data management and spatial analysis tools; 3. interpret GIS maps to understand their function as decision support systems; 4. produce GIS maps based on the gathering of Voluntary Geographic 福利在线免费. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. demonstrate an understanding of the effects of data representation on map-making in spatial planning; 2. compare the role of spatial analysis tools in decision-support-systems; 3. discuss the potential of authorised data gathering versus volunteered data gathering; 4. interpret different maps using discretion as to their relevance in policy-making. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts: Tomlinson, R. (2013). Thinking About GIS - Geographic 福利在线免费 System Planning for Managers. 5th ed. Redlands, California.: Esri Press. Capineri, C., Haklay, M., Huang, H., Antoniou, V., Kettunen, J., Ostermann, F., & Purves, R. (Eds.). (2016). European handbook of crowdsourced geographic information. Ubiquity Press. [Opensource] Supplementary readings: Coppock, J. T., & Rhind, D. W. (1991). The history of GIS. Geographical information systems: Principles and applications, 1(1), 21-43. [Opensource] Maguire, D. J. (1991). An overview and definition of GIS. Geographical 福利在线免费 Systems: principles and applications, 1, 9-20. [Opensource] Rambaldi, G., Chambers, R., McCall, M., & Fox, J. (2006). Practical ethics for PGIS practitioners, facilitators, technology intermediaries and researchers. Participatory learning and action, 54(1), 106-113. [Opensource] Verplanke, J., McCall, M. K., Uberhuaga, C., Rambaldi, G., & Haklay, M. (2016). A Shared Perspective for PGIS and VGI. The Cartographic Journal, 53(4), 308-317. [Opensource] |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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