HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Geography
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Daniel Felsenstein
Coordinator Office Hours:
ג', 12:00-13:00
Teaching Staff:
Prof Daniel Felsenstein, Mr. keren guy
Course/Module description:
Advanced analytic course showing application of GIS/Excel tools to urban analysis. Topics covered include:
spatial interaction and gravity models
Urban growth management (the Tiebout model)
Land use planning (the Lowry Model)
Urban networks analysis
Course/Module aims:
Application of GIS platforms to urban analysis.
toolbox of applications to apply to real world situations.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To apply a range of analytic tools
To generate their own GIS applications to problem solving
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures and regular class exercises
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction
2. ArcGIS refresher
3.Spatial Interaction model (Reilly, Huff)
4. Urban Growth Management (Tiebout model)
5.Land use planning (the Lowry model)
6. Urban networks: shortest path analysis
Required Reading:
see course site on moodle
Additional Reading Material:
see course site on moodle
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 100 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
none
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