Spring,
2008
Class hours: Tuesday 5:35 -- 8:15 p.m.
Class location: HN1090B
Professor: Hongmian Gong
Office and phone: HN 1050, 212-772-4658
Office hours: Tuesday 4:35 p.m. --
Email: gong@hunter.cuny.edu
Web page: http://www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~hgong
Department office and phone: HN 1006, 212-772-5265
Discussion of data, methodology, and examples of using GIS to solve urban problems in economic, social, planning, and political settings. Students are expected to conduct small research projects addressing real world issues. The main software used for the course is ArcGIS 9.x.
GTECH 201 for GTECH 385.01; GTECH 710 for GTECH 785.01 and EES 765.
Richard P. Greene & James B. Pick, Exploring the Urban Community: A
GIS Approach.
Grade will be based on the following Criteria:
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Labs |
40% |
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Exam (May 20, 5:35-7:35 p.m. at HN1090B) |
20% |
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Project paper and presentation |
40% |
Notes:
1. Each student is required to do an urban-related research project at the end
of the semester, using the GIS techniques taught in the course. The data
should be real, not hypothetical (some real data are available from the
instructor). Undergraduate students are expected to hand in a 5-page
(double spaced) paper and graduate students a 10-page (double spaced) paper
outlining the data, methodology, conclusion, and significance of their
projects.
2. Class attendance is mandatory.
3. February 12 (Tuesday): College is closed, no class for this course.
4. April 22 (Tuesday): No class for this course because of Spring Recess.
5. May 13: Last class for this course.
Week 1 Introduction to Urban GIS and Data
Week 2 Dynamics of Metropolitan Areas and Cities
(Labs: Metropolitan change in the
Week 3 Census Geography (Lab: Defining
Urban Transportation
(Lab: GPS for urban travel survey in
Week 4 Internal Structure of Cities (Labs: Urban expansion of
Week 5 Systems of Cities (Labs: Central place system; Library service area
in
Week 6 Neighborhoods (Labs: Measuring neighborhood change with Markov chains)
Week 7 Lab: Defining urban area in
Week 8 Migration and Residential Mobility (Lab: Gravity model and site selection for an education center)
Segregation (Lab: Centrographic methods)
Week 9 Industrial Location (Lab: Professional services and manufacturing in
Urban Expansion (Labs:
Concentric ring analysis of Sprawl in
Week 10 Lab: Measuring urban sprawl using nighttime imagery
Week 11 Course Project
Week 12 Urban and Regional Planning (Lab: Forecasting growth impacts of a new plant)
Week 13 Course Project
Week 14 Presentations
Week 15 Exam
Statement on Academic Integrity