GIScience can be applied to any field in which geography is an important consideration. Where processes operate across space, spatial analysis can be applied to inform academic theory and management. This course is designed to outline the analysis tools that can be applied to the following three topics:

Landscape Ecology

Landscape Ecology is a branch of Ecology which focuses on the extent to which ecological processes are influenced by the structure of landscape, encompassing the processes and interactions by and between organisms in the context of their physical environment. The scale of these interactions is generally smaller than the distribution of the overarching pattern. The link between these interactions and the structure of the landscape is ripe for spatial analysis using GIScience

Crime Analysis

Geography can be a useful lens through which to investigate crime. In the context of space, factors such as population, mobility, politics, economics and culture can be integrated to investigate criminal patterns. The use of spatial analysis alongside theories in the field of criminology can ultimately assist in the development of administration and our understanding of the relationship between criminal activity and place.

Health Geography

Healthy Geography can be studied on a number of scales and from a range of perspectives. Three of the dominant topics in this field are disease ecology, health care delivery and environment and health. The spatial analysis of these topics under different geographical perspectives can inform the effective deployment of healthcare services where they are most necessary.