_Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS_ is an
introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping and Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range of disciplines for the
non-specialist reader.
* Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
and cartography have on the study of geography and other related
disciplines
* Represents the first in-depth summary of the “new cartography”
that has appeared since the early 1990s
* Provides an explanation of what this new critical cartography is,
why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad,
interdisciplinary set of readers
* Presents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-world case
studies
* Brings together both a technical understanding of GIS and mapping
as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory
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A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781444317428
Publisert
2019
Utgave
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Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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