GIS and the Social Sciences : Theory and Applications

Pages: 320, Specialty: Geography, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Publication Year: 2018, Cover: Paperback, Dimensions: 191x248x20.32mm GIS and the Social Sciences offers a uniquely social science approach on the theory and application of GIS with a range of modern examples. It explores how human geography can engage with a variety of important policy issues through linking together GIS and spatial analysis, and demonstrates the importance of applied GIS and spatial analysis for solving real world problems in both the public and private sector. The book introduces basic theoretical material from a social science perspective and discusses how data is handled in GIS, what the standard commands within GIS packages are, and what they can offer in terms of spatial analysis. It covers the range of applications that GIS has been primarily used for in the social sciences, offering a global perspective of examples at a range of spatial scales. The book explores