URBS 430 - Spatial Analysis in Urban Studies

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Hillier. Fulfills the Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement. This course provides students with an opportunity to consider the major spatial processes in 20th century Philadelphia history using historical maps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and spatial analysis techniques. Specific topics will include industry, immigration, segregation, housing, public transportation, and urban renewal. Students will learn to develop and test research questions as well as the foundations of Geographic Information Science. The instructor and students will collaborate to build an historical GIS around a particular theme. Class sessions will be organized as weekly seminars and will combine lecture, discussion, lab, and studio time.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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