David R. Rain is Associate Professor of Geography and International Affairs at the George Washington University. He is a human-environment geographer with interests in the health and environmental consequences of international urbanization, geospatial science and technology, population and census geography, disaster vulnerability and resilience, and geographic and environmental education. He is author of Eaters of the Dry Season, and the UN Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities.

• 1. Introduction. 2. GIS Foundations in Action. 3. Starting with Home. 4. Water Access in the City. 5. Mapping the Danger of Flooding in the City. 6. Fire and Technological Dangers. 7. Mapping Heat and Urban Heat Islands. 8. Mapping Cyclones, Wind, and Urban Risk. 9. Mapping Landslides. 10. Air Pollution and Traffic. 11. Mapping Health. 12. Mapping Hope through Action.

David R. Rain is Associate Professor of Geography and International Affairs at the George Washington University. He is a human-environment geographer with interests in the health and environmental consequences of international urbanization, geospatial science and technology, population and census geography, disaster vulnerability and resilience, and geographic and environmental education. He is author of Eaters of the Dry Season, and the UN Handbook on Geospatial Infrastructure in Support of Census Activities.

• 1. Introduction. 2. GIS Foundations in Action. 3. Starting with Home. 4. Water Access in the City. 5. Mapping the Danger of Flooding in the City. 6. Fire and Technological Dangers. 7. Mapping Heat and Urban Heat Islands. 8. Mapping Cyclones, Wind, and Urban Risk. 9. Mapping Landslides. 10. Air Pollution and Traffic. 11. Mapping Health. 12. Mapping Hope through Action.