GIS Research Methods. Steven J. Steinberg

GIS Research Methods - Steven J. Steinberg


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      Steinberg, Sheila L.

      GIS research methods : incorporating spatial perspectives / Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg, Steven J. Steinberg.

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      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-58948-378-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-58948-404-7 (electronic) 1. Geographic information systems. 2. Geographic information systems--Research. 3. Spatial analysis (Statistics) I. Steinberg, Steven J. II. Title.

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      Portions of this work were originally published in Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences: Investigating Space and Place by Steven J. and Sheila L. Steinberg, SAGE Publications, Inc., 2005.

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       Contents

       Preface

       Acknowledgments

       About the authors

       1. Why think spatially?

       Using spatial knowledge

       What is GIS?

       A new approach to research methods

       The spatial advantage for research

       Spatial analysis

       Spatial thinking in research

      


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