Think globally, act regionally
Subtitle: GIS and data visualization for social science and public policy research
By: Richard LeGates.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: ESRI Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Redlands, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 518
Subjects: Regional planning -- Data processing; Regional planning -- United States; Urban geography -- Data processing; Urban ecology -- Data processing; Urban policy -- Data processing; Geographic information systems; Visualization; Computer graphics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Urbanization and its discontents; title: Introduction to GIS; title: Managing urbanization with vector GIS; title: Visual images and data graphics; title: Urbanization in harmony with the earth; title: Introduction to raster GIS; title: Using raster GIS to resolve conflicts between the natural and built environments; title: Visualizing relationships with multivariate data graphics; title: Spatial equity and regional integration; title: Symbolizing map features and creating map layouts; title: Using multiple media, and the theory and practice of graphic communication; title: Bringing it all together in the Portland, Oregon region.