GIS and Housing: Principles and Practices

GIS and Housing: Principles and Practices discusses how GIS can enhance our understanding of complex housing issues in the United States and explains housing data analysis and the technical aspects of GIS management and functionality. Further, it explains how to integrate spatial thinking to address housing policy questions.

Dr. Laxmi Ramasubramanian serves Hunter College as an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy and the Deputy Director at the Institute for Sustainable Cities. She holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in Architecture from the University of Madras, India, a master’s degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is also a certified planner holding the AICP credential. She has been recognized as a leader in the geospatial community and has served as the elected president of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (2012-2014). In February 2016, she was appointed to a three-year term on the National Geospatial Advisory Committee, a federal advisory committee that provides guidance to the federal government on matters of national geospatial policy.

Dr. Jochen Albrecht, GISP, is a professor of Computational and Theoretical Geography at Hunter College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). This is his third book and the second co-authored with Dr. Ramasubramanian. In addition, Dr. Albrecht published over 60 refereed articles and conference proceedings. He served on the Board of Directors of several professional organizations and is currently the President of the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI).

Deborah Rojas De Leon, RA is a licensed architect in New York. She is the owner and founder of Rojas AP, an architecture and planning firm in Jamaica, Queens. Over the past decade, her work has been dedicated to enhancing the quality of neighborhoods through architecture and urban planning. She consistently seeks out opportunities to collaborate with local community organizations and stakeholders, ensuring that her projects reflect the unique needs and aspirations of the people she serves. Deborah continually works towards a more equitable and harmonious urban landscape for all. She teaches Graphic Communication at Hunter College in the Urban Planning and Policy master program where she empowers future planners to effectively share their spatial stories, enhancing their ability to communicate effectively.