Computing Geographically
Autor: | O'Sullivan, David |
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EAN: | 9781462553938 |
Sachgruppe: | Geowissenschaften |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 312 |
Produktart: | Gebunden |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 25.01.2024 |
Untertitel: | Bridging Giscience and Geography |
Schlagworte: | Sociology |
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"Geographic information science (GISc) and systems (GIS) have grown rapidly in recent decades, increasingly on a separate track from geographic thought. As geography's "big ideas"--such as space, place, boundaries, scale, process, and relationality--have evolved, what does this mean for their computational representation? This book considers how key concepts have developed in geography and are represented (or not) in GISc, with a view to bridging gaps between the two. David O'Sullivan shows how revisiting the theoretical underpinnings of geography offers insights on enduring GIS challenges--including map projections, the modifiable areal unit problem, scale and map generalization, and the nature of space and place--while also enriching geographic thought. The book uses examples from across geography's subdisciplines to promote understanding. Chapters are self-contained essays that can easily form the basis of classroom discussions. "--