Digital Places : Living with Geographic Information Technologies

ISBN-13: 9780415130158 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 208 str.

Michael Curry; Michael R. Curry

Opis

Widely used in marketing, business planning, government and legislation, Geographic Information Systems are a rapidly growing industry and their impacts are substantial. This book offers an understanding of GIS - the social impacts of the development and the ethical issues surrounding their use. It looks beyond the basic techniques to the social, economic, legal, political and ethical contexts within which GIS exist. Through clear, non-technical analysis, the author draws upon the most recent and original research in the field to offer a broad understanding of GIS and their future impacts.

Recenzje

'I would recommend this book to anyone ready to read it with a critical view of the subject matter.' - Environment and Planning, vol 26 ,1999

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1 The World According to Geographic Information Systems; Chapter 1 Reason and Language in Geographic Information Systems; Chapter 2 On Space in Geographic Information Systems; Chapter 3 Optical Consistency, Technologies of Location, and the Limits of Representation; Part 2 Geographic Information Systems in Practice; Chapter 4 On the Roots of Geographic Information Systems; Chapter 5 The Reshaping of Geographic Practice; Chapter 6 Who Owns Geographic Information?; Chapter 7 The Digital Individual in a Visible World; Part 3 Living with Geographic Information Systems; Chapter 8 Geographic Information Systems and the Problem of Ethical Action; Chapter 9 Beyond PaleoGIS?;

O autorze

Michael R. Curry is an Associate Professor in Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles.