Spring 2024

In this course, students will learn fundamental concepts and widely used methodologies for assessment of hazard vulnerability and social vulnerability using geospatial data and analysis techniques. They will benefit from themed lectures on hazards...

This Advanced GIS Workshop teaches more sophisticated concepts in GIS analysis, techniques for the planning, automation and reproducibility of GIS workflows, and strategies for communicating results broadly. Students will practice a range of technical...

This is an introductory level course in the conceptual and analytic tools used to understand how spatial distributions of exposure impact on processes and patterns of disease. It covers methods that allow: (i) examination of patterns of health and disease...

From Mexico to India, San Francisco to Tokyo, natural disasters have shaped both the surface of our planet and the development of civilizations. These catastrophes claim thousands of lives and cause tens of billions of dollars in damage each year, and the...

This course introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications to public policy, political economy, and international relations. The course will enable students to work with GIS data structures and understand cartography...

An introduction to the GIS and remote sensing methods used by archaeologists to document and analyze datasets at the scale of the site and the region. This class will involve the hands-on use of printed maps, aerial photography, satellite imagery, digital...

This course introduces students to remote sensing data, methods and tools used for the study of global environmental change. The growing concern about human impact on the environment has led to the development of new observation and analysis tools to...