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Author:   Dimitris Ballas ,  Graham Clarke ,  Rachel Franklin ,  Andy Newing
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781138785120

ISBN 10:   1138785121
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   12 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: An introduction to GIS Chapter 2: Spatial analysis in GIS Chapter 3: Thematic Mapping, GIS and Geovisualisation Chapter 4: GIS and Network Analysis Chapter 5: GIS and the classification of people and areas (indexes of deprivation and Geodemographics) Chapter 6: GIS and small area estimation of income, well-being and happiness Chapter 7: GIS and Crime Pattern Analysis Chapter 8: GIS and Health Care Planning and Analysis Chapter 9: GIS for Retail Network Planning and Analysis Chapter 10: GIS for Emergency Planning Chapter 11: GIS and Education planning Chapter 12: GIS and Transport analysis and planning Chapter 13: GIS for Environmental Justice and Policy Evaluation

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'Interested in Geographic Information Systems and how they can be used in Human Geography and the Social Sciences? This is the best book to buy.' - Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, St Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK 'Geographic Information Systems are revolutionizing the social sciences by enriching models and techniques that were previously devoid of spatial context. GIS and the Social Sciences is an essential primer for this revolution, covering a wide range of social research domains and applications. Both students and practitioners will find it to be a key guide to this emerging field.' - Harvey J. Miller, Bob and Mary Reusche Chair in Geographic Information Science and Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University, USA

'Interested in Geographic Information Systems and how they can be used in Human Geography and the Social Sciences? This is the best book to buy.' - Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, St Peter's College, University of Oxford, UK 'Geographic Information Systems are revolutionizing the social sciences by enriching models and techniques that were previously devoid of spatial context. GIS and the Social Sciences is an essential primer for this revolution, covering a wide range of social research domains and applications. Both students and practitioners will find it to be a key guide to this emerging field.' - Harvey J. Miller, Bob and Mary Reusche Chair in Geographic Information Science and Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University, USA

Author Information

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.

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