Regional and Urban Change and Geographical Information Systems and Science

Dr. Eric Vaz is Full Professor and Graduate Program Director of the Masters of Spatial Analysis in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. His research interests reside in understanding the complex spatial interactions of spatial modeling and spatial analysis, and the impacts the future may bring at a geographical and regional science level on cities, regions, economies, ecosystems, and health.

• Chapter 1-Land use and land cover change: advancing with geographic information science.- Chapter 2-Land use in Ontario: challenges in land use classification.- Chapter 3-The golden horseshoe: land use from past to present.- Chapter 4-First nations reserves in Ontario: effects of urban sprawl.- Chapter 5-Archaeological heritage and urban sprawl: corridors of change.- Chapter 6-The cityscape: urban growth in Toronto.- Chapter 7-Land use and health perception.- Chapter 8-Environmental injustice in southern Ontario.- Chapter 9-Happiness and land use.