Use of spatial data in housing and urban studies
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2009
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Karuppannan, S.
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Ostendorf, B.
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Conference paper
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Proceedings of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute Biennial International Conference, 2009 / Ostendorf, B. (ed./s), pp.265-275
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SSC 2009 : the Biennial International Conference of the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) (28 Sep 2009 - 2 Oct 2009 : Adelaide, Australia)
Abstract
Spatial information is increasingly used in planning and management of cities and regions. Over the last three decades more and more information collected through largescale surveys such as census is available in digital format. Efficient use of the spatial data requires skills in GIS and spatial analysis. Measuring change over time and space is notoriously difficult. Geographical boundaries change, different questions are asked in different censuses and surveys, the context of questions change over time even when the question wording remains the same and so on. Urban and regional planning degrees offered at universities have an important role to play to make use of the rich information available in GIS format. This paper provides examples of the use of spatial data in urban and regional planning and argues for inclusion of adequate GIS skills and spatial analysis in planning curriculum. Urban studies and housing studies heavily depend on data derived from 100% household surveys such as ABS census. It will be argued that spatial analysis and GIS in academic curriculum in urban and regional planning can bring about efficient use of large-scale surveys in urban and regional planning and policy analysis.