Understanding Different Geographies

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kriz, Karel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cartwright, William (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kinberger, Michaela (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Geographical information systems.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: IX, 252 p. 131 illus., 100 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642297700
• ISSN: 1863-2246

This book collects revised versions of papers first delivered at the “Understanding Different Geographies Symposium” held in Puchberg am Schneeberg, Austria in 2011.  The Symposium focussed on “Communicating Meaning with [Geo]Graphic Artefacts”.  The general topics of the chapters cover: - Exploring geographic knowledge - Maps in exhibition spaces - Information and exhibition design with (geo)graphic artefacts - Extracting meaning from visualisations of different geographies - Deconstructing maps of information - and other spaces.