Placing History: How Maps, Spatial Data, and GIS Are Changing Historical Scholarship - Couverture souple

Knowles A

 
9781589480131: Placing History: How Maps, Spatial Data, and GIS Are Changing Historical Scholarship
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ISBN 10 : 1589480139 ISBN 13 : 9781589480131
Editeur : ESRI Press, 2008

Synopsis

Over the past decade, historical GIS has emerged as a promising new methodology for studying history. In this companion to ""Past Time, Past Place"", editor Anne Kelly Knowles presents a collection of case studies that illustrate how GIS technology can help reorganize and reevaluate historical data. Complete with a digital supplement, edited by Amy Hillier, ""Placing History"" is the perfect tool for engaging a classroom of young historians by demonstrating how GIS can be used to awaken the past. ""Placing History"" includes a digital supplement CD containing ArcExplorer - Java Edition for Education software, map layers, PowerPoint presentations, informational videos, and notes. The CD can be used as an instructor resource for classroom instruction.

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À propos de l'auteur

Anne Kelly Knowles is a historical geographer who teaches at Middlebury College. She has edited volumes of essays on historical GIS, including Past Time, Past Place: GIS for History (ESRI Press, 2002). Amy Hillier teaches courses on the application of GIS in city planning, urban studies, and social work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. Hillier has published articles in Journal of Housing, Journal of Urban History, Journal of Planning History, and Pennsylvania History.

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Éditeur
ESRI Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1589480139
ISBN 13 
9781589480131
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
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