The authors (urban and regional planning at the U. of Iowa) advise on the use of census data, primarily providing a guide to the 2000 Census of Population and Housing and the use of geographic information systems (GIS) for analyzing the data, but also providing some discussion of earlier censuses and related data sources. Seven chapters cover how to download data and maps and the analysis of demographic and social conditions, economic data, housing issues, and transportation issues. The authors also offer advice on how to disseminate ones work. The book assumes little familiarity with the Census or GIS. Distributed in the US by Independent Publishers Group. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Seeking to demystify the census and explaining the potential of GIS for understanding people, places, and local economies, this guide explains how geographic information systems (GIS) can significantly ease data management, allowing for new ways to analyze and present relationships among variables. Seeking to demystify the census and explaining the potential of GIS for understanding people, places, and local economies, this guide explains how geographic information systems (GIS) can significantly ease data management, allowing for new ways to analyze and present relationships among variables.
