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Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science

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Editors:
  1. Henk J. Scholten

    1. Dept. Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam Fac. Economics & Business Admin, De Boelelaan 1105, The Netherlands

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  2. Rob Velde

    1. Geonovum, Barchman Wuytierslaan 10, The Netherlands

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  3. Niels Manen

    1. Dept. History, University of York, Heslington, UK

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  • Combines subject-specific contributions with essays aimed at synthesis
  • Integrates evolutionistic and evolutionary models of technology integration
  • Brings together the insights of internationally renowned Geospatial Technology scientists, educationalists and science-technology-society scholars

Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 96)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science

    • Niels van Manen, Henk J. Scholten, Rob van de Velde
    Pages 1-13

  3. Location across Disciplines: Reflections on the CSISS Experience

    • Donald G. Janelle, Michael F. Goodchild
    Pages 15-29

  4. Location Awareness 2020: Addressing Auto-identification and Location in the 2020s

    • Euro Beinat, John Steenbruggen
    Pages 31-45

  5. Visualising Landscapes: Do Pictures Represent Theory or Data?

    • Chunglin Kwa, Mieke van Hemert, Lieuwe van der Weij
    Pages 47-58

  6. Past in Place: The Role of Geo-ICT in Present-day Archaeology

    • Alfred J. Wagtendonk, Philip Verhagen, Steven Soetens, Karen Jeneson, Maurice de Kleijn
    Pages 59-86

  7. No Place in History – Geo-ICT and Historical Science

    • Onno W.A. Boonstra
    Pages 87-101

  8. Geo-ICT in Demography: The Impact of Developments in Geoinformation and Geotechnology on the Discipline of Demography

    • John Stillwell
    Pages 103-132

  9. The Adoption of Geo-ICT in Economics: Increasing Opportunities for Spatial Research in Economics

    • Jasper Dekkers, Piet Rietveld
    Pages 133-161

  10. Spatial Planning and Geo-ICT: How Spatial Planners Invented GIS and Are Still Learning How to Use It

    • Arjen de Wit, Adri van den Brink, Arnold K. Bregt, Rob van de Velde
    Pages 163-185

  11. Geo-ICT: Connecting Physical and Virtual Geographies

    • Josef Strobl
    Pages 187-199

  12. The Role of Place and Time in the Epidemiology of Tropical Diseases

    • Mark Cresswell
    Pages 201-215

  13. Real Crimes on Virtual Maps: The Application of Geography and GIS in Criminology

    • Johan G.J. van Schaaik, Jasper J. van der Kemp
    Pages 217-237

  14. Geo-ICT for Risk and Disaster Management

    • Sisi Zlatanova, Andrea G. Fabbri
    Pages 239-266

  15. Geo-ICT in Transportation Science

    • Maria Teresa Borzacchiello, Irene Casas, Biagio Ciuffo, Peter Nijkamp
    Pages 267-285

  16. Geographical Information Systems and Geography Teaching

    • Joop van der Schee, Henk J. Scholten
    Pages 287-301

  17. Synthesis: Geospatial Technology and the Role of Location in Science

    • Niels van Manen, Henk J. Scholten, John Stillwell, Rob van de Velde
    Pages 303-311

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 313-321
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About this book

Globalisation has not led to the ‘death of geography’. Intensified relations between communities in different parts of the world have only highlighted the need for understanding and managing phenomena on a variety of geographic scales. From global warming to credit crunch, and from epidemics to terrorism, causes and solutions are sought on local, regional, national as well as inter-continental levels. With the advent of Geospatial Technology, scholars, policymakers and entrepreneurs have valuable tools in hand to proceed.

This book offers the first systematic account of the science behind this mental and technological revolution. Tracing the adoption and dissemination of Geospatial Technology in a range of disciplines, it examines the impact this technology has had, and is likely to have, on the explanation of spatial behaviour, phenomena and processes. At the same time, stressing innovative usage, it explores scientific contributions to technology advancement.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“The editors of this volume aimed to obtain information about the present state of the use of geospatial technology or Geo-ICT … . this volume can be read with profit by industry professionals, businesses providing Geo-ICT technology, professors and teachers at several educational levels, organizations using Geo-ICT and perhaps even the public. … The greatest value of this volume will likely be for those who, like the editors, are seriously interested in the integration of Geo-ICT use across all disciplines … .” (Jack Dangermond, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, Vol. 4, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam Fac. Economics & Business Admin, De Boelelaan 1105, The Netherlands

    Henk J. Scholten

  • Geonovum, Barchman Wuytierslaan 10, The Netherlands

    Rob Velde

  • Dept. History, University of York, Heslington, UK

    Niels Manen

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