![]() ![]() This contemporary text offers a practical guide to spatial analysis and what it can show us. When used effectively, GIS allows students, planners, residents and policymakers to solve wicked problems in the environment, society and the economy.Geospatial data is now more freely available than it ever has been, as is much of the necessary software to analyse it. Once mapped, the data begins to tell stories, patterns are revealed, and effective planning decisions can be made. From football clubs to Twitter conversations, government spending to the spread of diseases - data can be mapped. Today's planner has a wealth of data available to them, much of which is increasingly linked to a specific location. GIS for planning and the built environment : an introduction to spatial analysis by Ed Ferrari Alasdair Rae This engaging and practical guide is a much-needed new textbook that illustrates the power of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. ![]()
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