GIS and the Social Sciences - Ballas, Dimitris; Clarke, Graham; Franklin, Rachel
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This book explores how human geographers can engage with a variety of important policy issues through linking GIS and spatial analysis, demonstrating their importance for solving real world problems in both the public and private sector. The first book to offer a social science approach to GIS applications while instructing in the use of GIS. It outlines a range of modern uses with associated practicals to work through, and demonstrates how researcher and policymakers can use GIS to plan services more effectively. It will be of interest to geographers, as well as the broader social sciences,…mehr

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This book explores how human geographers can engage with a variety of important policy issues through linking GIS and spatial analysis, demonstrating their importance for solving real world problems in both the public and private sector. The first book to offer a social science approach to GIS applications while instructing in the use of GIS. It outlines a range of modern uses with associated practicals to work through, and demonstrates how researcher and policymakers can use GIS to plan services more effectively. It will be of interest to geographers, as well as the broader social sciences, such as sociology, crime science, health, business and marketing.
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Autorenporträt
Dimitris Ballas is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He has published widely in the fields of Social and Economic Geography, Regional Science and Geoinformatics in the Social Sciences. His recent books include The Human Atlas of Europe: A Continent United in Diversity (co-authored with Danny Dorling and Benjamin Hennig). Graham Clarke is Professor of Business Geography at the University of Leeds, UK. He specialises in the application of GIS for service analysis and planning, particularly within the context of health and retailing. Rachel S. Franklin is Associate Director of the Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) initiative and Associate Professor (Research) of Population Studies at Brown University, USA. Andy Newing is a Lecturer in Retail Geography at the School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK. Andy contributes extensively to undergraduate and master's level GIS teaching and student supervision within the social sciences.