Qualitative Methods for Research on Mapmaking and Map Use

Professional Geographer

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-154

  Suchan, Trudy A ^a   Brewer, Cynthia A ^b  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartography; Methods; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; MAPPING; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0034096483     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00212     Document Type: Article

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