COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND GIS APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (HB 2024) Hardcover

This textbook combines GIS, spatial analysis, and computational techniques to address real-world challenges in social science applications that are relevant to policy. Now in its third edition, it highlights best practices in computational spatial social science and features various case studies with detailed instructions for using ArcGIS Pro and the open-source platform KNIME. Readers enhance their GIS skills by applying them to tasks such as identifying crime hotspots, assessing the accessibility of healthcare providers, predicting the effects of hospital closures on local communities, and selecting optimal locations for businesses.