Geospatial technology and the role of location in science

Globalisation has not led to the ‘death of geography’. Intensified relations between communities in different parts of the world have only highlighted the need for understanding and managing phenomena on a variety of geographic scales. From global warming to credit crunch, and from epidemics to terr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Manen, Niels van (-), Scholten, H. J. (Henk J.), Velde, R. J. van de
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht ; London : Springer c2009.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:GeoJournal library ; 96.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009454917906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science
  • Location across Disciplines: Reflections on the CSISS Experience
  • Location Awareness 2020: Addressing Auto-identification and Location in the 2020s
  • Visualising Landscapes: Do Pictures Represent Theory or Data?
  • Past in Place: The Role of Geo-ICT in Present-day Archaeology
  • No Place in History – Geo-ICT and Historical Science
  • Geo-ICT in Demography: The Impact of Developments in Geoinformation and Geotechnology on the Discipline of Demography
  • The Adoption of Geo-ICT in Economics: Increasing Opportunities for Spatial Research in Economics
  • Spatial Planning and Geo-ICT: How Spatial Planners Invented GIS and Are Still Learning How to Use It
  • Geo-ICT: Connecting Physical and Virtual Geographies
  • The Role of Place and Time in the Epidemiology of Tropical Diseases
  • Real Crimes on Virtual Maps: The Application of Geography and GIS in Criminology
  • Geo-ICT for Risk and Disaster Management
  • Geo-ICT in Transportation Science
  • Geographical Information Systems and Geography Teaching
  • Synthesis: Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science.