Lecture slides, geographic data, and miscellaneous course files for GES 317 (Undergraduate)/GES 417 (Graduate), last taught during Summer 2025 at NEIU.
Here is a list of lecture topics and assigned readings, and a description of the weekly in-class exercises.
Week 1: Intro (Slides); Urban Theory (Slides)
Week 2: GIS Principles (Slides); Research Project Prep (Slides)
Week 3: GIS Principles (Slides); Urban Land Values (Slides)
Week 4: Urban Growth and Change (Slides)
Week 5: Public Health (Slides); Spatial Statistics (Slides)
Week 6: Transportation (Slides)
Week 7: Segregation (Slides)
Week 8: Site Selection (Slides)
Week 9: Urban Environmental Issues (Slides)
Week 10: Grad student presentations