This is an intermediate-level course that focuses on the application of geographic information systems in the practice of urban and regional planning, with a focus on land use and environmental issues. Students will learn about cutting-edge land classification and field inventory methods, as well as GIS functionality for working with parcel maps and tax assessment data. The central component is a class project covering the collection, formatting, analysis, and presentation of land use data for a neighborhood in a Great Lakes coastal community utilizing the Land-Based Classification Standards developed by the American Planning Association. Planning issues to be addressed include the preservation of “working waterfronts” and smart growth concepts associated with the transformation of an obsolete industrial corridor into a vibrant employment center that mixes residential, commercial, and industrial uses.
Information
Course Flyer (pdf file)
Syllabus (pdf file)
Readings
Readings are available on electronic reserves accessible to students through My UW-Madison or Learn@UW. Books are available on reserve at the Geography Library.
GIS Training
As part of the Univerisity of Wisconsin System-ESRI site license, students, faculty, and staff have access to many of the courses offered as part of the "ESRI Virtual Campus" for free. Contact Math Heinzel at LICGF (5-8536) for the "key" that will allow you to take the course.
Week 1
Wednesday, January 24
Course Outline, Introductions
Friday, January 26
Planning Support Systems
Readings:
- Klosterman, Richard. E. 2001. "Planning Support Systems: A New Perspective on Computer-Aided Planning" Chapter 1 in Richard Brail and Richard Klosterman, Editors. Planning Support Systems. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press. pp 1-24.
- Hopkins, Lewis D.. 2001. "Structure of a Planning Support System for Urban Development" Chapter 4 in Richard Brail and Richard Klosterman, Editors. Planning Support Systems. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press. pp 81-98.
- Berke, Philip R., David R. Godchalk, and Edward J. Kaiser, with Daniel A. Rodriguez. 2006. "Planning Support Systems" Chapter 4 in Urban Land Use Planning, Fifth Edition. Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press. pp 89-115.
- Geertman, Stan and John Stillwell. 2003. "Planning Support Systems: An Introduction" Chapter 1 in Planning Support Systems in Practice. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. pp 3-22.
Week 2
Wednesday, January 31
Overview of Land Classification
Readings:
- Berke, Philip R., David R. Godschalk, and Edward J. Kaiser, with Daniel A. Rodriguez. 2006. "Land Use Systems" Chapter 7 in Urban Land Use Planning, Fifth Edition. Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press. pp 197-223.
- Guttenberg, Albert. Z. 1993. "New Directions in Land Use Classification" Chapter 4 in The Language of Planning: Essays on the Origins and Ends of American Planning Thought. Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press. pp 26-48.
- Guttenberg, Albert. Z. 2002. "Multidimensional Land Use Classification and How it Evolved: Reflections on a Methodological Innovation in Urban Planning" Journal of Planning History. Vol. 1, No. 4, pp 311-324.
Friday, February 2
Shoreland Management GIS Exercise
Shoreland Management Lab Exercise for ArcGIS 9.2 (Unfinished rough draft dated 2/2/07)
Shoreland Management data sets for ArcGIS 9.2 (zip file - 5.6 MB)
Week 3
Wednesday, February 7
Land-Based Classification Standards
Readings:
- Land-Based Classification Standards, American Planning Association.
Read the executive summary, project information, quick implementation, and FAQ and quick answers. Browse the on-line viewing options, search business types, pictures of land uses, and color coding standards.
Friday, February 9
Coastal Erosion GIS Exercise
Coastal Erosion Lab Exercise for ArcGIS 9.x (rough draft dated 7/17/05)
Coastal Erosion Lab Exercise for ArcGIS 9.2 (partly updated - dated 2/9/07)
Coastal Erosion data sets for ArcGIS 9.x (zip file - 4.5 MB)
Week 4
Wednesday, February 14
Land Use Inventory
Readings:
Friday, February 16
Regent Neighborhood LBCS GIS Exercise
Regent Neighborhood LBCS Lab Exercise for ArcGIS 9.2 (draft dated 2/15/07)
Regent Neighborhood LBCS data sets for ArcGIS 9.2 (zip file - 2.1 MB)
Week 5
Wednesday, February 21
Parcel Data Overview
Readings:
- Cowen, David J. and Will J. Craig. 2003. "A Retrospective Look at the Need for a Multipurpose Cadastre." Surveying and Land Information Science 63 (4): 205-214.
- Cook, Meghan, E., Sharon S. Dawes, Natalie C. Helbig, and Roger J. Lishnoff. 2005. "Use of Parcel Data in New York State: A Reconnaissance Study". Albany NY: Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, SUNY.
- von Meyer, Nancy. 2004. GIS and Land Records: The ArcGIS Parcel Data Model. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press. Chapters 1-2 (pp. 1-23).
Friday, February 23
GPS Exercise
Resources:
- Minnesota DNR Garmin Extension for ArcView. This free download allows users to directly transfer data between Garmin GPS handheld receivers and various GIS software packages.
- Minnesota DNR Introduction to GPS Training. The training includes setup instructions for various Garmin handheld GPS receivers and four exercises that cover how to upload and download data from GPS receivers, navigate through a waypoint obstacle course, conduct a mock site investigation, and transfer and view data in LandView.
Assignment Due: GIS Application Summary
Week 6
Wednesday, February 28
Parcel Data Models
Web Collaboration (via WisLineWeb). Class meets in Room 227, Pyle Center
Participant:
Nancy von Meyer, Fairview Industries - Pendelton, SC
Reading:
- von Meyer, Nancy. 2004. GIS and Land Records: The ArcGIS Parcel Data Model. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press. Chapters 3-11 (pp. 25-103).
Friday, March 2
Obtaining Data for the GIS Tutorial
Jaime Stoltenberg, Map and GIS Librarian, Arthur H. Robinsin Map Library
"Hands-on" GIS Training Books:
- Esnard, Ann-Margaret, Philip R. Berke, David R. Godschalk, and Edward J. Kaiser. 2006. Hypothetical City Workbook III: Exercises and GIS Data to Accompany Urban Land Use Planning. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.
- Gorr, Wilpen, L. and Krister S. Kurland. 2005. GIS Tutorial: Workbook for ArcView 9. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press.
- Ormsby, Tim, Eileen Napoleon, Robert Burke, Carolyn Groessl, and Laura Feaster. 2004. Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press.
- Huxhold, William E., Eric M. Fowler, and Brian Parr. 2004. ArcGIS and the Digital City: A hands-on approach for local government. Redlands, CA: ESRI Press.
Resources:
Week 7
Wednesday, March 7
Coastal Management
Travis Olson, Wetland Protection and Land Use Planning Coordinator, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Friday, March 9
Lab Time for GIS Tutorial
Week 8
Wednesday, March 14
Working Waterfronts
Web Collaboration (via WisLineWeb). Class meets in Room 327, Pyle Center
Participant:
Robert Swett, Waterways Specialist, Florida Sea Grant - Gainesville, FL
Friday, March 16
Lab Time for GIS Tutorial
Week 9
Wednesday, March 21
Lab time for GIS Tutorial
Friday, March 23
Area Planning in Milwaukee
Web Collaboration (via WisLineWeb). Class meets in Room 327, Pyle Center
Participant:
Michael Maierle, Strategic Planning Manager, City of Milwaukee Department of City Development
Assignment Due: GIS Tutorial
Saturday, March 24
Field Trip to Milwaukee
Week 10
Wednesday, March 28
LBCS Inventory work time
Friday, March 30
LBCS Inventory work time
Assignment Due: LBCS Inventory – Effort, Issues, and Data Entry
Week 11
SPRING BREAK
Week 12
Wednesday, April 11
Project Work Time
Friday, April 13
GIS and the Land-Based Classification Standards
Web Collaboration (via WisLineWeb). Class meets in Room 227, Pyle Center
Participant:
Sanjay Jeer, Planning Consultant - Chicago, IL
Week 13
Wednesday, April 18
Parcel Data and Wildland Fire Management
Web Collaboration (via WisLineWeb). Class meets in Room 227, Pyle Center
Participant:
Kevin Hyde, METI for the USDA Forest Service RMRS Forestry Sciences Lab - Missoula, MT
Readings:
- Calkin, David, Kevin Hyde, Krista, Gebert, and Greg Jones. 2005. "Comparing Resource Values at Risk from Wildfires with Forest Service Supression Expenditures: Examples from 2003 Western Montana Wildfire Season" U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Note RMRS-RN-24.
- Stage, David, Nancy von Meyer, and Bob Ader. 2005. "Parcel Data and Wildland Fire Management" Prepared for the FGDC Cadastral Data Subcommittee. October 2005.
Friday, April 20
Project Work Time
Week 14
Wednesday, April 25
Project Work Time
Friday, April 27
Project Work Time
Week 15
Wednesday, May 2
Project Work Time
Friday, May 4
Project Work Time
Week 16
Wednesday, May 9
Project Presentation: Campus
Class meets in Room 208, Music Hall
Friday, May 11
Project Presentation: Milwaukee (via WisLineWeb).
Class meets in Room 327, Pyle Center
Assignment Due: LBCS Analysis Report
Students prepared a two-page summary of a GIS application that discussed how the application influenced decision-making and benefited society - a selection of which are presented below. The summaries cover the following topics: background/context, nature of the application/functionality/analysis, application impacts/benefits to society, and future directions/needs/changes to the application.
Assignment - GIS Application Summary (Adobe pdf file - 20 KB)
Planning Support Systems
- Smart Growth Tools
A database of resources for communities to identify tools and processes for better community design and decision making.
- Urban Insight
Urban Insight is a consulting firm based in Los Angeles that utilizes emerging technologies to influence how urban areas are planned, developed and managed. The Virtual Library includes articles and presentations on cutting edge planning support tools.
- CommunityViz, Orton Family Foundation - Vermont and Colorado
- What If?, Richard Klosterman, University of Akron
- INDEX, Criterion Planners - Portland, Oregon
- UrbanSim, Paul Waddell, University of Washington
- Quest, Envision Sustainability Tools - Vancouver, BC
Land Classification
Parcels
Coastal Issues
GIS Resources
Last modified on May 3, 2007
