Mapping
A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS
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Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS isan introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping andGeographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range ofdisciplines for the non-specialist reader.Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and otherrelated disciplinesRepresents the first in-depth summary of the "newcartography" that has appeared since the early 1990sProvides an explanation of what this new critical cartographyis, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad,interdisciplinary s...
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS isan introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping andGeographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range ofdisciplines for the non-specialist reader.
Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and otherrelated disciplines
Represents the first in-depth summary of the "newcartography" that has appeared since the early 1990s
Provides an explanation of what this new critical cartographyis, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad,interdisciplinary set of readers
Presents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-worldcase studies
Brings together both a technical understanding of GIS andmapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory
Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems(GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and otherrelated disciplines
Represents the first in-depth summary of the "newcartography" that has appeared since the early 1990s
Provides an explanation of what this new critical cartographyis, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad,interdisciplinary set of readers
Presents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-worldcase studies
Brings together both a technical understanding of GIS andmapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory