Understanding maps/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh:
Longman,
2001
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| Edition: | 2η έκδ. |
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Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Acknowledgments
- Part One. The map as visual information: Chapter 1. Using maps Chapter 2. An outline of the visual system Chapter 3. Visual perception and map interpretation
- Part two. The map as a symbolic representation: Chapter 4. Signs and symbols Chapter 5. Representation in two dimensions Chapter 6. The map as a correct description
- Part Three. The map as a communication: Chapter 7. Theories and models of cartographic communication Chapter 8. Communication, map use and cartographic objectives Chapter 9. Map-using operation Chapter 10. The map as rhetoric Chapter 11. Rhetoric and communication Chapter 12. The map as a text Chapter 13. Cartographic theory and cartographic practice
- Part Four. The map as an artistic work: Chapter 14. Artistic work and work of art Chapter 15. Cartographic as a graphic art Chapter 16. Generalization and composition Chapter 17. Style, fashion and taste
- Part five. The map as a product of skill: Chapter 18. Digital maps and geographic information systems Chapter 19. Artificial intelligence and cartographic practice Chapter 20. Expert systems and map production
- References
- Index