{"product_id":"gis-nadine-schuurman-9780631235330","title":"GIS: A Short Introduction","description":"This guide enables students of human geography to take a critical look at the set of practices, hardware and software that are together described as GIS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA guide to GIS for students of human geography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines the distinct approaches to inquiry employed in GIS and illustrates their relevance for human geographers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the history of GIS and human geography from 1970 to the present.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the challenges of data collection, classification in the context of multiple stakeholders and epistemological approaches.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTracks the use of GIS in applied contexts through the stages of problem definition, data acquisition and classification, choice of software, spatial analysis and graphic output.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an inventory of tools and information related to GIS, including web-based resources.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupported by a website, www.blackwellpublishing.com\/schuurman.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadine Schuurman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0631235337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631235330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 5.98w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 1451","brand":"Nadine Schuurman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452519989503,"sku":"9780631235330","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb231bed-1f72-4b75-9755-f64ff138c671.jpg?v=1761928911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gis-nadine-schuurman-9780631235330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}