Learning the local political landscape with geographic information systems (GIS)

Journal of Political Science Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-213

  Ball, William J ^a  

^a STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Community politics; Geographic information systems (GIS); Reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950776473     PISSN: 15512169     EISSN: 15512177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15512160903035633     Document Type: Article

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