Understanding GIS through Sustainable Development Goals - Paul Holloway

Understanding GIS through Sustainable Development Goals

Paul Holloway
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This eBook+ version includes the following enhancements:

Pop-up glossary terms: Hovering over a highlighted word will reveal the definition in a pop-up box.
Flashcards that further explain key terms and concepts throughout the chapter, using ancillary text and graphics, helpoing readers gain a deeper understanding of GIS.
Each video/audio clip is positioned appropriately within the text to enhance understanding and can be played, paused, and rewound using the integrated controls.
Weblinks provided throughout the chapters allow readers to explore relevant web pages for further reading and research.

Understanding GIS through Sustainable Development Goals applies a pedagogical shift to learning GIS, as the readers employ the concepts and methodologies on real-world problems. This book provides 16 case studies across most of the SDGs with step-by-step practical instructions using QGIS, an open-source software. It helps readers develop GIS skills on real-world data, while learning the fundamentals like spatial data models, projections, and spatial databases, different cartographic methods, such as graduated symbology, change maps, and dynamic visualization, as well as more intermediate and advanced spatial analysis like geoprocessing, multiple criteria analysis, and spatial statistics.

Features include:

A focus on learning GIS through 16 real world case studies.
An introduction to an open-source software that can be used beyond the classroom.
Analyzes Sustainable Development Goals in a global framework and provides an alternative approach to learning GIS.
Supports both secondary and tertiary educators and improves GIS education at all levels.
Contains a holistic range of case studies that extend across several disciplines, from geography education, environmental sciences, geosciences, natural sciences, social sciences, and digital humanities.

The topics chosen are taught in secondary and tertiary education institutions which make this a textbook for all students and educators.