Computational methods and GIS applications in social science. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Quantitative methods and socio-economic applications in GIS
• Authors: Wang, Fahui, 1967-; Liu, Lingbo
• Other Names: Wang, Fahui, 1967-
• Contents: Part I: GIS and Basic Spatial Analysis Tasks 1. Getting Started with ArcGIS: Data Management and Basic Spatial Analysis Tools 2. Measuring Distance and Travel Time and Analyzing Distance Decay Behavior 3. Spatial Smoothing and Spatial Interpolation Part II: Basic Computational Methods and Applications 4. Delineating Functional Regions and Application in Health Geography 5. GIS-Based Measures of Spatial Accessibility and Application in Examining Healthcare Disparity 6. Function Fittings by Regressions and Application in Analyzing Urban Density Patterns 7. Principal Components, Factor Analysis, and Cluster Analysis and Application in Social Area Analysis 8. Spatial Statistics and Applications 9. Regionalization Methods and Application in Analysis of Cancer Data Part III: Advanced Computational Methods and Applications 10. System of Linear Equations and Application of the Garin–Lowry Model in Simulating Urban Population and Employment Patterns 11. Linear and Quadratic Programming and Applications in Examining Wasteful Commuting and Allocating Healthcare Providers 12. Monte Carlo Method and Applications in Urban Population and Traffic Simulations 13. Agent-Based Model and Application in Crime Simulation 14. Spatiotemporal Big Data Analytics and Applications in Urban Studies
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (413 pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 910.285; Geographic information systems -- Mathematical models
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000923308; 9781000923261
• Related ISBNs: 9781032266817
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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