New Book: Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Sciences (3rd ed.)

3rd ed book cover

This textbook and lab manual set integrates GIS, spatial analysis, and computational methods for solving real-world problems in various policy-relevant social science applications. Thoroughly updated, the third edition of the textbook showcases the best practices of spatial computational social science and include numerous new examples and case studies with step-by-step instructions in ArcGIS Pro. The textbook is available on August 16, 2023, in time for adoption for classes in Fall 2023. Its accompanying lab manual details instructions for implementing the case studies in open-source platform KNIME, available on October 25, 2023.

Major features for the main book and KNIME lab manual can be found in the pdf file.

Users can download all data and computer programs used in the case studies via the link.