GIS Research Methods: Incorporating Spatial Perspectives - Couverture souple

Steinberg, Sheila Lakshmi; Steinberg, Steven J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1589483782 ISBN 13 : 9781589483781

Editeur : Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S., 2015

Synopsis

GIS Research Methods: Incorporating Spatial Perspectives shows researchers how to incorporate spatial thinking and geographic information system (GIS) technology into research design and analysis. Topics include research design, digital data sources, volunteered geographic information, analysis using GIS, and how to link research results to policy and action. The concepts presented in GIS Research Methods can be applied to projects in a range of social and physical sciences by researchers using GIS for the first time and experienced practitioners looking for new and innovative research techniques.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg is a professor of Social and Environmental Sciences at Brandman University and Chair of the GIS Committee, where she leads the university to incorporate GIS across the curriculum. Her research interests include interdisciplinary research methods, culture, community, environmental sociology, geospatial approaches, ethnicity, health policy, and teaching pedagogy.

Steven J. Steinberg is the Geographic Information Officer for the County of Los Angeles, California. Throughout his career, he has taught GIS as a professor of geospatial sciences for the California State University and, since 2011, has worked as a geospatial scientist in the public sector, applying GIS across a wide range of both environmental and human contexts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1589483782
• ISBN 13: 9781589483781
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 500
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible