Overview

This book focuses on the relationship between geographic information systems and society. Since the early 1970s, Nicholas Chrisman has been one of the pioneers in the field of GIS. Over the years, the technology's sophistication has continued to increase. It is now a dominant technology in both geography and demography. Here Chrisman situates GIS in broader social relations, showing how this technology operates in a wider context than many of its practitioners suppose. In doing so, he shows that science is not neutral.

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Author:   Nicholas Chrisman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   illustrated edition
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780415944274

ISBN 10:   0415944279
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   08 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Presenting a GIS in Practice, Breaking Open the Black Boxes to Expose the Negotiations Embedded in the Data and the Software 2. Origins: How did GIS Arise?: Multiple Origins and the Irrelevance of the Origins Game 3. Hazy Fun-House Mirrors: How does a GIS (or a Map) Represent? 4. Making Information: How a GIS Constructs New Information from Spatial and Attribute Relationships 5. Dreams of Neutral, Transparent Decision Support: How does a GIS Help Make Decisions? Why do Public Groups Adopt a GIS Strategy? 6. Reversing the Arrow of Progress: Technical Decisions are not Always Cast in Stone, Old Arguments can be Revisited and Decisions Overturned 7. Geographies of Geographic Information: Local Implementations of GIS Vary Around the World, and Why 8. Closing Some Circles: Conclusions

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Nicholas Crisman is Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Washington in Seattle.

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