Mapping Across Academia / / edited by Stanley D. Brunn, Martin Dodge

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910164130503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2017.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 394 p. 128 illus., 77 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 910.285
• Soggetti: Geographical information systems; Human geography; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Human Geography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: What is where? The role of map representations and mapping practices in advancing scholarship -- Physical landscapes -- Making sense of cities: The role of maps in the past, present, and future of urban planning -- Ecology and space: A case study in mapping harmful invasive species -- Mapping the universe -- Mapping the human body: A GIS perspective -- The brain and its maps: An illustrative history -- Weather maps -- Mapping in public health -- Languages. Landscape: The thing about landscape’s nature: Is it a creature/monster of the map?.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book addresses the role and importance of space in the respective fields of the social sciences and the humanities. It discusses how map representations and mapping processes can inform ongoing intellectual debates or open new avenues for scholarly inquiry within and across disciplines, including a wide array of significant developments in spatial processes, including the Internet, global positioning system (GPS), affordable digital photography and mobile technologies. Last but not least it reviews and assesses recent research challenges across disciplines that enhance our understanding of spatial processes and mapping at scales ranging from the molecular to the galactic.