Admission requirements
This course is a specialisation module of the MSc Industrial Ecology (joint degree TU Delft and Leiden University). It is recommended to follow the MFA I course before attending this course.
Description
Spatial analysis in Urban Regions
The students will work in groups (4-5 students) on an assignment exploring a spatial question related to the availability of various materials in an urban area (Urban Mining).
The students will conduct this study using GIS software and literature research.
The result of this case study will be a report and a presentation at the end of the course. The report has to include system boundaries, methodology and steps in the analysis as well as the results of the case study and some conclusions and discussion
Course objectives
After completing this course, students are able to:
Understand what spatial data and GIS means;
Being able to identify specific characteristics of spatial data;
Know which type of spatial data is available and how these can be found;
Know which type of spatial analysis is available to solve a spatial problem and to be able to select the proper tools;
To be able to use the selected geospatial data and apply the chosen spatial analysis;
To be able to argue which method is chosen to solve a specific spatial problem;
To be able to present the selected methodology with the aid of a flow diagram.
Timetable
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Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of instruction
The course starts with introduction lectures and two GIS practical’s. Most of the time the students will work in groups on the assignment. There will be three Question&Answer sessions (Q&A) with the supervisors. At the first Q&A session the working groups have to deliver and present a proposal about the method to use for the case study. This proposal will be commented in the week after.
During the course the students will have access to ArcGIS (Pro) software including Model builder, Python and Spatial analyst extension.
Assessment method
The result of this case study will be a report and an oral presentation at the end of the course. The report has to include system boundaries, methodology and steps in the analysis as well as the results of the case study and some conclusions and discussion. The course will include an exam with a written part and a digital practical part with the GIS application.
Final grades are expressed by means of a figure between 1 and 10, rounded to the nearest half. The grade 5,5 cannot be granted. Grades between 5,01 and 5,49 are rounded to 5,0 and grades between 5,50 and 5,99 are rounded to 6,0.
Reading list
Relevant literature and studymaterial will be communicated and disclosed on BrightSpace Leiden University.
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
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There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
Contact
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Remarks
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.