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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 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with step-by-step practical instructions using QGIS(Quantum Geographic Information System) , an open-source software. It helps readers develop GIS skills on real-world data, while learning the fundamentals including 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 such as geoprocessing, multiple criteria analysis, and spatial statistics. The topics chosen are taught in secondary and tertiary education institutions which make this a textbook for all students and educators.This is a textbook for all students and educators, providing 16 case studies across most of the SDGs with step-by-step practical instructions using QGIS, an open-source software.
Introductory Material
Introduction and Context
Getting Started with QGIS
The Fundamentals of GIS
Spatial Data Models
Projections
Attributes and Queries
Data Management
Cartography
Location and Thematic Maps
Choropleth Maps
Change Maps
Dynamic Visualization
Spatial Analysis: Measurements
Neighborhoods
Descriptive Statistics
Density
Interpolation
Spatial Analysis: Geoprocessing
Site Selection – Multiple Criteria Assessment
Risk Analysis – Unique Condition Unit
Site Selection – Map Algebra
Route Selection
Epilogue