Maantay (GISc, Lehman College, City University of New York) and Ziegler, a GIS consultant, introduce urban planning applications and problem solving using geographic information system (GIS) technology, in this text for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals in urban geography, urban studies, urban planning, public health, urban environmental assessment, and hazard and emergency management. Writing with a minimum of technical jargon, the authors give students a taste of real-world activities that are often required in urban GIS projects but rarely included in prepared lab work, such as data acquisition, integration of data into a GIS, and manipulation of real data. Project design and analysis methods are demonstrated with real case studies of urban GIS projects. Lab exercises (and a companion CD-ROM of data sets) allow readers to become familiar with ArcGIS Desktop technology. Color maps, illustrations, and screenshots are included. No prior background in GIS is assumed. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)