GEOG 4140 Ahmad M. Riyadh Gavin Quick Aug 22, 2023 Class Assignment 1 Article 1: Urban Planning and GIS Thesis: Recent advances in the integration of GIS with planning models, visualisation, and the Internet will make GIS more useful to urban planning. GIS methods used: data retrieval, query, modelling, spatial analysis programs, map overlay, connectivity measurement, and buffering. The article states that of all the geoprocessing functions, map overlay is arguably the most important to urban planning. Article 2: GIS ASSESSMENT OF MUNICH’S URBAN FOREST STRUCTURE FOR URBAN PLANNING Thesis: According to spatial distribution of the trees within the city, in which ways is the urban forest of Munich used? GIS methods used: Thermal/ infrared imaging, used to determine which areas of the cities had trees and which areas didn’t. This data was then paired with how the correlating areas were used. Article 3: GIS IN URBAN PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE Research Question: How has GIS positively impacted and helped manage uncontrolled development in Malaysia? GIS methods used: GIS capabilities were able to support each stage of spatial data processing. The uses of GIS ranged from “manual or semi-automated digitizing, checking and editing of digitized data, edge-matching of digital map files and output of information to graphics devices or hard copy plotter.” (Ahris Yaakup, et. All)
