Ground truth : the social implications of geographic information systems / edited by John Pickles.

Other author Pickles, John, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Guilford Press, ©1995.
Descriptionxvi, 248 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
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SeriesMappings
Mappings. ^A318087
Contents Representations in an electronic age : geography, GIS, and democracy / John Pickles -- Geographic information systems and geographic research / Michael F. Goodchild -- Geographic information systems and geography / Peter J. Taylor, Ronald J. Johnston -- Geographic information systems and the inevitability of ethical inconsistency / Michael R. Curry -- Computer innovation and adoption in geography : a critique of conventional technological models / Howard Veregin -- Manufacturing metaphors : public cartography, the market, and democracy / Patrick H. McHaffie -- Marketing the new marketing : the strategic discourse of geodemographic information systems / Jon Goss -- Earth shattering : global imagery and GIS / Susan M. Roberts, Richard H. Schein -- Pursing social goals through participatory geographic information systems : redressing South Africa's historical political ecology / Trevor M. Harris ... [et al.] -- Conclusion : toward an economy of electronic representation and the virtual sign / John Pickles.
Local noteLittle-289148--305130042278Z
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 94031711
ISBN0898622948 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0898622956 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks G70.2 .G76 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold