GIS and the Social Sciences : Theory and Applications (Hardcover)

Part A: Theoretical Considerations  1. What is GIS? Introduction to Concepts and Terminology  2. Spatial Data Structures: Projections, Coordinate Systems and Georeferencing  3. Spatial Analysis in GIS: Buffer, Overlay, Spatial Queries  4. Thematic Mapping; Mapping Density and Proportion; Visualisation and Geographical Scale, Flow GIS  5. GIS for Network Analysis  6. GIS and Spatial Decision Support Systems in Planning  Part B: Applications of GIS in Human Geography 7. GIS, Geodemographics and Indexes of Deprivation  8. GIS for Estimating Income, Well-being and Happiness  9. GIS and Crime Analysis  10. GIS for Retail Site Location Analysis and Planning  11. GIS for Public Sector Retail Planning  12. GIS and Health Care Analysis  13. GIS for Emergency Planning  14. GIS and Education Planning  15. GIS and Transport Planning  16. GIS for Environmental Justice, Law and Policy Appraisal  17. Conclusions