CRP-UTSOA offers several levels of GIS training, from basic exposure and applications of GIS tools to individualized, comprehensive instruction. The following are examples of final, individual project reports produced by students in CRP 386: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, and group reports from other elective courses with advanced GIS applications.
Introduction to GIS Fall 2015
- Drainage Fees, Capital Improvements and Equity in the City of Austin
- Urbanization & the Search for Sustainable Development Potentials alon the IH-35 Growth Corridor
- Los Angeles' Concrete Burder: Identifying Areas Most Affected by the Retrofit Mandate
- Possible Causes and Reducers of Deforestation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon: The Role of Environmental Policies from 2005 to 2012
- Food Insecurity in the City of Austin: A GIS Analysis of Structural Indicators
- Bay Area Public Transit and Social Equity
Introduction to GIS Fall 2014
- Characterizing Public Transit Use in Austin
- Factors that Affect Bicycle Ridership: B-Cycle Case Study
- Myanmar's Census and Lessons from Sri Lanka
- Oakland Public High Schools
- Poverty and Clientelism in the Electoral Context in Mexico
- Spatio Temporal Analysis Tool for Activity Based Model
- The Roots of Obesity
Introduction to GIS Fall 2013
- Spatial analysis of the impact of public housing policy in Santiago, Chile
- Reinterpreting urban vulnerabilities in Nicolas Romero, Estado de Mexico
- Risk assessment for historic preservation in Chestnut, Austin, Texas
- Dance halls of South Louisiana: An analysis for historic preservation
- Linear park development in Springfield, Illinois
- Spatial analysis of climate change-induced erosion risk on Hatteras Island, North Carolina
Introduction to GIS Fall 2012
- Efficiency apartments and infill development in Austin
- Natural gas well regulation in Fort Worth, Texas
- Evaluating the Main Street Program in Brenham, Texas
- Walkability and placemaking in Austin's Capitol Complex District
- The effects of implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Texas
- Vacant land re-use in Cleveland, Ohio
- Assessment of Tree Folks' "Neighbohwoods" Program in Austin, Texas
- Analysis of parks and environmental privilege in Austin, Texas
- CREZ and wind power development in Texas
- Housing development and urban growth in Guadalajara, Mexico
Introduction to GIS Fall 2010
- Selecting suitable sites for home repairs in Austin, Texas
- Library usage and new library siting in New Braunfels, Texas
- Environmental justice in the East Houston Ship Channel
- Access to healthy local foods in San Antonio, Texas
- Street network analysis of industrial neighborhoods in Rockford, Illinois
- Light rail in Houston: Eligibility for New Starts funds
- Eviction among mobile home park residents in Harris County, Texas
- Latino access to early childhood education in Houston, Texas
Introduction to GIS Fall 2009
- Peri-urban agriculture in Central Texas
- Reforestation and social development in Veracruz, Mexico
- Industry and environmental justice in Austin, Texas
- Fresh food accessibility in Dallas, Texas
- Risk and vulnerability assessment, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Proposal for distributed solar energy, Austin, Texas
- Walkability assessment of new transit areas, Austin, Texas
- Duplex housing along new transit routes, Austin, Texas
Introduction to GIS Fall 2008
- Comparative analysis of single-member voting district scenarios in Austin, Texas
- Relationships between socio-demographic factors and home foreclosures in Colorado
- Developing child-friendly spaces in downtown, Austin, Texas
- Analysis of marginalization and housing quality in Monterrey, Mexico
- Housing values and development pressures, Balcones Canyonlands, Austin, Texas
- Poverty, hospital locations and access to health care in Monterrey, Mexico
- Fixed-guideway transit and social justice in Austin, Texas
- Park amenities, socio-demographic factors and access in Austin, Texas
- Public space and residential development in Downtown Austin, Texas
- Suitability of new supermarkets in underserved downtown areas, Rochester, New York
- Hurricanes, risk and vulnerability in the Galveston area, Texas
- Suitability of wind power development in urban areas in Texas
Introduction to GIS Fall 2007
- Demand response transit in Brownsville, Texas
- Hazardous materials transport in Victoria City, Texas
- Vernacular education opportunities in Austin, Texas
- Women of color access to health care, Austin, Texas
Introduction to GIS Fall 2006
- Multi-family housing and crime trends in Dallas, Texas
- Wireless availability in public libraries in Austin, Texas
- Building permit patterns as gentrification indicator in East Austin, Texas
- Vacant land identification in Lakeway, Texas
Applied GIS: Participatory Approaches to Environmental Justice Spring 2007
Children’s knowledge and perceptions of environmental hazards at Zavala Elementary School, Austin, Texas.
Applied GIS: Participatory Approaches to Environmental Justice Spring 2008
Risk and vulnerability assessment in the informal settlement of Los Platanitos, Santo Domingo.