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Regional and Urban GIS A Decision Support Approach

by: Nyerges, Timothy L.; Jankowski, Piotr

Regional and Urban GIS A Decision Support Approach

by: Nyerges, Timothy L.; Jankowski, Piotr

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9781606233368
ISBN 10:
160623336X
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/08/2009
Publisher: The Guilford Press

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This unique text shows students and professionals how geographic information systems (GIS) can guide decision making about complex community and environmental problems. The authors' step-by-step introduction to GIS-based decision analysis methods and techniques covers important urban and regional issues (land, transportation, and water resource management) and decision processes (planning, improvement programming, and implementation). Real-world case studies demonstrate how GIS-based decision support works in a variety of contexts, with a special focus on community and regional sustainability management. Ideal for course use, the book reinforces key concepts with end-of-chapter review questions; illustrations include 18 color plates.

List of Tables, Figures, and Plates	p. xiii
Situating GIS-Based Decision Support
introduction: Need for Geographic Information Systems in Decision Support	p. 3
Perspectives on GIS: A Decision Support Approach	p. 5
GISystems	p. 5
GIScience	p. 6
GIServices	p. 7
GIS as Decision Support Systems	p. 7
Decision Support in Land, Transportation, and Water Resource Management	p. 8
Overview of the Book	p. 11
Summary	p. 12
Review Questions	p. 13
GIS in Decision Support Situations	p. 15
Conventional Approaches to Decision Support Situations	p. 15
Planning-Focused Decision Situations	p. 16
Improvement Programming-Focused Decision Situations	p. 19
Implementation-Focused Decision Situations	p. 20
Growth Management around the United States	p. 23
Comparing Growth Management and Sustainability Management	p. 28
Integrated Perspectives on Planning, Programming, and Implementation Decision Support	p. 31
Summary	p. 35
Review Questions	p. 36
GIS Decision Support Methods and Workflow	p. 38
Overview of GIS Capabilities	p. 39
Geocoding Tools	p. 40
Data Management Tools	p. 41
Map Visualization Tools	p. 41
Feature Analysis Tools	p. 42
Grid Analysis Tools	p. 42
Network Analysis Tools	p. 43
Workflow in GIS Projects	p. 43
Basic Workflow for a GIS Project	p. 44
Nuanced Worfeflow for a GIS Project	p. 48
Synthesizing Basic and Nuanced Workflows	p. 61
Summary	p. 65
Review Questions	p. 65
GIS-Based Decision Situation Assessment	p. 67
Characterizing Complex Decision Problems	p. 67
Decision Situation Assessment for a GIS Project	p. 70
Decision Situation Assessment Using a General Approach	p. 72
Decision Situation Assessment by Phases	p. 74
Decision Situation Assessment by Constructs within a Phase	p. 75
Decision Situation Assessment by Phases-Constructs-Asgects	p. 78
Summary	p. 84
Review Questions	p. 85
Fundamentals of GIS Data and Analysis for Decision Support
Making Choices about Geospatial Database Development	p. 89
Data, lnformation, Evidence, and Knowledge: A Comparison	p. 89
Data Models: The Core of GIS Data Management	p. 91
Conceptual Data Models	p. 91
Logical Data Models	p. 95
Physical Data Models	p. 100
Database Design Activity for Green County Functional Planning	p. 101
Conceptual Design of a Database Model	p. 103
Logical Design of a Database Model	p. 110
Physical Design ofaDatabase Model	p. 111
Summary	p. 112
Review Questions	p. 114
Fundamentals of GIS-Based Data Analysis for Decision Support	p. 115
Information Needs Motivate Data Development and Data Operations	p. 116
Framework for Organizing and Selecting GIS Data Analysis Operations	p. 117
Information Needs, Data Requirements, and Data Operations in Green County Data Analysis	p. 124
Representation Model Workflow	p. 124
Process Model Workflow	p. 125
Scenario Model Workflow	p. 129
Change Model Workflow	p. 130
Impact Model Workflow	p. 131
Decision Model Workflow	p. 132
Summary	p. 134
Review Questions	p. 134
Making Choires about GIS-Based Multicriteria Evaluation	p. 136
Data Standardization in MCE	p. 137
Transformation of Decision-Maker Preferences into Wetghts	p. 138
Ranking	p. 139
Rating	p. 140
Pairwise Comparison	p. 140
Decision Rules in MCE	p. 145
Weighted Linear Combination Decision Rule	p. 145
Ideal Point Decision Rule	p. 146
Sensitivity Analysis in MCE	p. 149
MCE of Site Alternatives for Green County Wastewater Facility	p. 150
Stakeholder Perspectives on Siting a Green County Wastewater Facility	p. 151
Stakeholder Perspectives and Objectives for Interpreting Criteria Data Values	p. 155
Criteria Data Values Used for Site Ranking	p. 156
Summary	p. 158
Review Questions	p. 158
Planning, Programming, and Implementation Decision Cases
GIS Data Analysis for Planning Decision Support	p. 163
Overview of Planning-Level Analysis Workflow	p. 163
Comparative Perspectives on Planning-Level Analysis	p. 165
Comparing Land Use Planning Analysis Workflow	p. 165
Comparing Transportation Planning Analysis Workflow	p. 170
Comparing Water Resource Planning Analysis Workflow	p. 176
Summary	p. 186
Review Questions	p. 187
A Case Study in Water Resource Planning Decision Support	p. 189
Background on a Water Resource Planning Decision Problem	p. 189
Workflow Task Model to Guide the Analysis	p. 191
Summary	p. 194
Review Questions	p. 195
GIS Data Analysis for Improvement Programming Decision Support	p. 196
Overview of the Workflow for Improvement Programming GIS-Based Analysis	p. 197
Comparative Perspectives in Improvement Programming Decision Situations	p. 198
Improvement Programming Case Studies	p. 200
Affordable Housing Development as Land Use Improvement Programming	p. 201
Transportation Improvement Programming	p. 205
Water Resources Improvement Programming	p. 207
Summary	p. 214
Review Questions	p. 215
GIS Data Analysis for Improvement Project Implementation Decision Support	p. 216
Overview of Project Implementation Analysis Workflow	p. 216
Comparative Perspectives on Project Implementation Analysis	p. 218
Scoping Process	p. 218
Designing Process	p. 222
Building Process	p. 222
Land Development in Camden County, Georgia: A Case Study	p. 224
Background	p. 224
Workflow	p. 225
Summary	p. 231
Review Questions	p. 231
Using GIS for Integrated Decision Support
GIS-Based Integrated Analysis across Functional Themes	p. 235
Work Plans for Integrated Watershed Planning Analysis	p. 235
Overview of a Watershed Planning Decision Problem	p. 236
Work Plan for Integrated Data Analysis for Watershed Planning	p. 237
Work Plans for Integrated Transportation Improvement Programming Analysis	p. 239
Overview of Land Use and Transportation Concurrency Management Decision Problem	p. 239
Work Plan for Land Use and Transportation Concurrency Management	p. 239
Work Plans for GIS-Based Integrated Analysis for Improvement Projects	p. 242
Background on the Decision Problem about Land Use, Transportation, and Water Resources	p. 242
Decision Work Plan	p. 242
Summary	p. 247
Review Questions	p. 247
Linking Analyses across Decision Situation Processes	p. 249
Linked Analysis for Planning-Level and Programming-Level Decision Situations	p. 251
Linked Analysis for Programming-Level and Implementation-Level Decision Situations	p. 255
Challenges in Linked Analysis: The Sustainability Analysis Challenge	p. 264
Summary	p. 268
Review Questions	p. 269
Concluding Perspective
Perspectives on GIS and Sustainability Management	p. 273
Decision Situation Assessment	p. 273
Growth Management Perspective	p. 274
Perspectives on Sustainability Management	p. 276
Overall Implications for GIS-Oriented Activity	p. 279
Review Questions	p. 281
References	p. 283
Index	p. 295
About the Authors	p. 299
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