Mapping across academia. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stanley D. Brunn, Martin Dodge, editors.
• Editors: Brunn, Stanley D; Dodge, Martin, 1971-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 910/.02; Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Geography; Social Science -- Human Geography; Human geography; Geographical information systems; Human Geography; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402410112; 9402410112
• Related ISBNs: 9789402410099; 9402410090
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 15, 2017).
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