The spatial dimensions of population growth and decline: using GIS and remote sensing to understand landscape and demographic history in Orkney, Scotland. • Timothy M. Murtha, Pennsylvania State University ; James W. Wood, Pennsylvania State University ; Patricia L. Johnson, Pennsylvania State University ; Stephen A Matthews, Pennsylvania State University

Potential healthcare needs in Quebec’s elderly and supply of services: applying GIS tools to population health data • Hani A. Guend, Université du Québec à Montréal ; Marie-Noëlle Rondeau, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)

Using GIS for spatial autocorrelation in childhood vulnerability assessment: central American comparisons • Alejandra Silva, Centro Latinoamericano de Demografía (CELADE) ; María Concepción Valdez, CELADE