Thinking Globally, Acting Regionally Gis And Data Visualization For Social Science And Public Policy Research

Giving social scientists and students a solid introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS), this study focuses on some of the most pressing issues facing society, including growth, pollution, and economic development. Reveals how GIS, by calling upon the usage of such high-end analytical tools as Global Positioning System navigation and satellite imagery, can become a critical tool in examining major social issues, this study encourages readers to be visionaryeven utopianin imagining better urban futures. Three urban related topicsurbanization, conflicts between natural and built environments, and regional equityhelp show readers how to see both urban problems and urban opportunities more clearly with introductory and spatial analysis chapters.LeGates, Richard T. is the author of 'Thinking Globally, Acting Regionally Gis And Data Visualization For Social Science And Public Policy Research', published 2005 under ISBN 9781589481244 and ISBN 1589481240.