Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book discusses how GIS enhances our understanding of complex housing issues in the United States. It provides an overview of US housing issues and examples of how to effectively integrate spatial thinking to address housing policy questions, while simultaneously introducing housing policy analysts to advanced GIS concepts and techniques to create livable neighborhoods that include housing alternatives beyond the single family. Through numerous examples, the authors advocate for a collaborative approach that encourages professionals, policymakers, and analysts, across different ideological and political perspectives, to confront the multifaceted housing crisis"-- Provided by publisher.