Description: "An important contribution....Provides the beginner as well as the more advanced GIS user with the knowledge to bridge the gap between the conceptual and the practical in GIS....The chapters and parts have been written so they can be read separately or together and can easily be adapted by teachers to provide the basics for an introductory module. Each chapter concludes with a series of review questions....These questions could be used by teachers as part of class test exercises to ensure that students have followed the discussion in each chapter. Each chapter also has a short list of recommended readings and web resources allowing students to follow up issues in more detail. Each chapter is helpfully illustrated to enhance the students' learning experience and the book contains fifteen colour plates in the center....The concepts, principles, issues, and applications covered in the book are important to all aspects of GIS related planning issues in all parts of the world, and most students, teachers, and practitioners will gain valuable insight from this book, particularly those without a background in GIS or geography."--International Planning Studies

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