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Module description
This module aims to provide students with practical knowledge/skills for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) technologies for Urban Planning issues and assessing planning effects on local, regional and global level. This implies to build upon the theoretical and practical knowledge/skills gained in the two lower years in GIS to include methodologies and tools that integrate various spatial analysis and modeling techniques for urban planning. This will be achieved through the introduction of analytical methods of urban/regional factors, spatial modeling processes and visualization of results.
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
- Understand and explain the use of GIS for urban planning applications (urban management, accessibility, service location planning, site selection, transportation, urban infrastructure, land suitability, laud use zoning, impact assessment (social, economic, environmental), strategic planning, disaster management) in Rwanda and elsewhere
- Define the kind of spatial data needed for research/applications related to urban planning
- Understand the steps for the development of (spatial) database and information system for Urban planning
- Develop basic skills of error and uncertainty in URP analysis and modeling
- Use GIS software in analyzing, diagnosing, and predicting problems and issues related to urban planning
- Design methodologies for urban information systems and use appropriate GIS software in solving identified problems or issues in the field of urban planning;
- Search and use available spatial data related to urban planning in Rwanda and the region
- Work with satellite data and apply basic methods for spatial analysis for solving urban planning related problems
- GIS tools for querying and visualization in urban context: database queries, parcel queries, etc.
Lecturer: Dr Jean Pierre Bizimana
Email: bizijp@yahoo.fr or bizimanajeanpiere@gmail.com