Computing Geographically

Bridging Giscience and Geography

von David O'Sullivan

312 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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. The companion website provides the figures, code to produce versions of selected figures, updated web links, and other resources.

• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geographie Kartographie, Kartierung
• ISBN: 9781462553938
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2024
• Größe: 233 x 154 mm
• Verlag: Guilford Publications