Knowledge production through critical GIS: Genealogy and prospects

Cartographica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 5-21

  Sheppard, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical GIS; Critical theory; Geographic information science; Knowledge production

Indexed keywords

GIS; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 32544436258     PISSN: 03177173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/GH27-1847-QP71-7TP7     Document Type: Review

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