Practical Handbook of Thematic Cartography: Principles, Methods, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367261290 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 212 str.

Nicolas Lambert; Christine Zanin

Opis

This practical handbook is about thematic cartography. With more than 120 colorful extraordinary illustrations, numerous boxed texts, definitions and helpful tools, this step by step introduction to cartography for undergraduate students and non-cartographers, is both the art of understanding the world and a powerful tool for explaining it.

Spis treści

Foreword. Authors. General Introduction. Part 1. Geographical Information. 1. Geometrical Data. 2. Statistical Data. Conclusion: Designing Maps. Part 2. Cartographical Language. 3. Differential/Associative Visual Variables. 4. Ordered Visual Variables. 5. The Visual Variables Expressing Proportionality. 6. Solutions in Statistical Mapping. Conclusion: Combining Visual Variables. Part 3. Beyond the Visual Variables. 7. Other Cartographic Presentations. 8. Staging. 9. Variations on a Theme. Conclusion: Cartography Is a Martial Art. General Conclusion. Annexes. Bibliography. Index.