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...rather than a "how to" or tutorial ESRI book, but nonetheless interesting for learning different approaches to solving spatial problems. The math content is minimal, but the target audience is probably the researcher rather than the GIS practitioner. The individual chapters are well-written, but since they span such a broad range of topics (see the TOC below) few people are likely to read this book cover-to-cover. I was content to have been able to borrow it from the library.

Contents:

GIS and Modeling Overview
Michael F. Goodchild
Towards a GIS Platform for Spatial Analysis and Modeling
David J. Maguire
Approaches to Modeling in GIS: Spatial Representation and Temporal Dynamics
Michael Batty

Tools and Techniques: Introduction by David J. Maguire

Assessing the Uncertainty Resulting from Geoprocessing Operations
Konstantin Krivoruchko and Carol A. Gotway Crawford
Spatial Statistical Modeling in a GIS Environment
Luc Anselin
Linking General-Purpose Dynamic Simulation Models with GIS
Ian Miller, Stefan Knopf, and Rick Kossik
Dynamic, Geospatial Landscape Modeling and Simulation
Thomas Maxwell and Alexey Voinov

Socioeconomic applications: Introduction by Michael Batty

Urban Growth Using Cellular Automata Models
Michael Batty and Yichun Xie
A Data Model to Represent Plans and Regulations in Urban Simulation Models
Lewis D. Hopkins, Nikhil Kaza, and Varkki G. Pallathucheril
Urban Land-Use Transportation Models
Michael Wegener
Retail and Service Location Planning
Mark Birkin
Simulating Spatially Explicit Networks for Dispersion of Infectious Diseases
Ling Bian and David Liebner
The Use of GIS in Transport Modeling
Thomas Israelsen and Rasmus Dyhr Frederiksen
The Integration of Case-Based Reasoning and GIS in a Planning Support System
Anthony G. O. Yeh

Environmental Applications: Introduction by Michael F. Goodchild

Hydrologic Modeling
David R. Maidment, Oscar Robayo, and Venkatesh Merwade
Environmental Modeling with PCRaster
Peter A. Burrough, Derek Karssenberg, and Willem van Deursen
Transition Potential Modeling for Land Cover Change
J. Ronald Eastman, Megan E. Van Fossen, and Luis A. Solrzano
Modeling the Interaction Between Humans and Animals in multiple-use Forests: A Case Study of Panthera Tigris
Sean Ahearn and J. L. David Smith
Integration of Geographic Information Systems and Agent-Based Models of Land Use: Prospects and Challenges
Dawn C. Parker
Generating Prescribed Patterns in Landscape Models
Jiunn-Der Duh and Daniel G. Brown
GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling: Current Status and Future Prospects
David J. Maguire, Michael Batty, and Michael F. Goodchild