Publication

2009-03-01 - Blackwell Pub

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009043996
  • LibraryThing9737860

Classifications

  • LCCGA102.4.E4 C73 2010

Description

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

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Mapping (Critical Introductions to Geography)HardcoverBlackwell Pub2009-03-01

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