Geographic information systems in India's 'Silicon Valley': The impact of technology on planning Bangalore

Contemporary South Asia

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-83

  Heitzman, James ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PLANNING METHOD; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; URBAN PLANNING;

INDIA;

EID: 0344530956     PISSN: 09584935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958493032000123371     Document Type: Article

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