TY - BOOK ID - 1608295 TI - Think globally, act regionally : GIS and data visualization for social science and public policy research PY - 2005 SN - 1589481240 PB - Redlands, Calif. ESRI DB - UniCat KW - Information systems KW - Economic geography KW - United States KW - Computer graphics. KW - Geographic information systems. KW - Information visualization. KW - Regional planning KW - Urban ecology (Sociology) KW - Urban ecology KW - Urban geography KW - Urban policy KW - Geografie KW - Data processing. KW - Geografische Informatie Systemen KW - Toepassingen. KW - United States of America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1608295 AB - Giving social scientists and students a solid introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS), this study focuses on some of society's most pressing issues, including growth, pollution, and economic development. By calling upon such high-end analytical tools as Global Positioning System navigation and satellite imagery, GIS can be a critical tool in examining social problems. This study encourages readers to be visionary and even utopian in imagining better urban futures by concentrating on three related topics& urbanization, conflicts between natural and built environments, and regional equity. The introductory and spatial analysis chapters expand this understanding so that readers see both urban problems and urban opportunities more clearly. ER -