Lesson 1: Introduction to GIS for Urban Planning
This lesson comprises of two sections. First, the motivation, theory and practice of urban planning will be discussed. The urban planning and management of Singapore will be discussed in this section too. The second section discusses the fundamental of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Lesson Outline
Course Overview
- An Overview of Urban Planning
- Theory and philosophy of urban planning
- Practice of urban planning
- Urban planning and management in Singapore
- Introduction to GIS
- Basic concept of a GIS
- System view of a GIS
- GIS in the context of Smart Nation
Lesson Slides and Hands-on Notes
Readings
Core Readings
Addition Readings
Urban Planning
- Urban Planning
- Chapter 2: Re-Examining Singapore’s Urban Planning and Governance Framework in Planning Singapore: The Experimental City. This book is available in digital form in smu library.
- Shatkin, G (2014) “Reinterpreting the Meaning of the ‘Singapore’ Model: State Capitalism and Urban Planning”, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Vol. 38, Issue 1, pp. 116-137.
GIS
Chapter 6: Geographic Information Systems of Springer Handbook of Geographic Information
Chapter 20: Planning of Springer Handbook of Geographic Information
All About QGIS
- 2. Introducing GIS of A Gentle Introduction to GIS.
- QGIS User Guide. Chapter 3-9.
- 2. Module: Creating and Exploring a BasicMapQGIS Training Manual of QGIS Training Manual