Mapping across academia
This book addresses the role and importance of space in the respective fields of the social sciences and the humanities. It discusses how map representations and mapping processes can inform ongoing intellectual debates or open new avenues for scholarly inquiry within and across disciplines, includi...
| Other Authors: | Brunn, Stanley D.,, Dodge, Martin, 1971-, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht, Netherlands :
Springer,
[2017]
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1 online resource. |
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| Summary: |
This book addresses the role and importance of space in the respective fields of the social sciences and the humanities. It discusses how map representations and mapping processes can inform ongoing intellectual debates or open new avenues for scholarly inquiry within and across disciplines, including a wide array of significant developments in spatial processes, including the Internet, global positioning system (GPS), affordable digital photography and mobile technologies. Last but not least it reviews and assesses recent research challenges across disciplines that enhance our understanding of spatial processes and mapping at scales ranging from the molecular to the galactic. |
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Includes index. Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 What Is Where? The Role of Map Representations and Mapping Practices in Advancing Scholarship; Abstract; 1 The Emergence of the Mapping Impulse; 2 Expanding the Early Ecumenes; 3 More Recent Cartographic Histories; 4 Sea Changes; 5 Contemporary Developments; 6 Mapping Practice Is Embedded in Academic Processes; 7 Developing 'Mapping Across Academia'; 8 Where We Go from Here; References; 2 Physical Landscapes; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Purpose of Geomorphological Maps; 3 Data Collection and Management; 4 Map Users; 5 Planetary Geomorphological Mapping. 6 Future Challenges7 Conclusions; References; 3 Making Sense of Cities: The Role of Maps in the Past, Present, and Future of Urban Planning; Abstract; 1 Maps as Ideals; 2 Maps as Mental Images; 3 Maps as Plans; 4 Maps as Models; 5 Maps as Participation; 6 Maps as Accountability; 7 Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Work; 8 Conclusion; Suggested Readings; References; 4 Ecology and Space: A Case Study in Mapping Harmful Invasive Species; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Observations Across Ecological Gradients; 3 Species Distribution Mapping; 4 Modeling Species Distributions. 5 Examples of Mapping and Modeling Invasive Species5.1 Species Distribution Modeling Techniques; 5.2 Assessing Vulnerability at Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales; 5.3 Developing Continental Frameworks for Invasive Plant Species Management; 5.4 Understanding Regional Vulnerability Across Space and Time; 5.5 Assessing Risk and Directing Management at Local Spatial Scales; 5.6 Sampling with Species Distribution Models; 5.7 Understanding Vulnerability at Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales; 6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Mapping the Universe; Abstract; 1 Mapping the Sky. 2 Mapping the Solar System3 From the Solar System to the Galaxy; 4 Mapping Spacetime; 5 The Next 25 Years: Turning Maps into Apps; References; 6 Mapping the Human Body: A GIS Perspective; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 2.1 A Brief Description of GIS; 2.2 Previous Examples of Mapping the Anatomy; 2.2.1 Raster Mapping; 2.2.2 Vector Mapping; 3 Mapping the Colon; 3.1 Choice of a Coordinate System; 3.2 Choice of Reference Point; 3.3 Measuring Distance; 3.4 Regionalization; 4 Considerations in Mapping Other Organs; 5 Conclusions; References. 7 The Brain and Its Maps: An Illustrative HistoryAbstract; 1 Maps and Maps; 2 Brain Mapping Through History; 2.1 Getting Our Bearings-From Antiquity to Modernity; 2.2 Covering New Ground-From the Modernity to the Millennium; 2.2.1 Mapping the Microstructure; 2.2.2 Mapping Pure Function; 2.2.3 Mapping function to structure; 3 Current Brain Mapping Technology; 4 What the Future May Hold; References; 8 Weather Maps; Abstract; 1 A World Map of Climates; 2 A Global Map of Weather; 3 Evolution of the Weather Map; 4 Weather Aloft and the 500 HPa Chart. This book addresses the role and importance of space in the respective fields of the social sciences and the humanities. It discusses how map representations and mapping processes can inform ongoing intellectual debates or open new avenues for scholarly inquiry within and across disciplines, including a wide array of significant developments in spatial processes, including the Internet, global positioning system (GPS), affordable digital photography and mobile technologies. Last but not least it reviews and assesses recent research challenges across disciplines that enhance our understanding of spatial processes and mapping at scales ranging from the molecular to the galactic. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1 online resource. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789402410112 9402410112 |