Gis and Evidence-Based Policy Making

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Wise! Max Craglia Klappentext Although much has been written on evidence-based policy making! this is the first volume to address the potential of GIS in this arena. GIS and Evidence-Based Policy Making covers the development of new methodological approaches! emphasizing the identification of spatial patterns in social phenomena. It examines organizational issues! including the development of new tools for policy making. This text brings together the results of researchers working across the entire spectrum of evidence-based policy making! focusing on the exploration for new data sources and examining ways to bring GIS-based methods to the public and to policy-makers. Zusammenfassung Covers the development of new methodological approaches, emphasizing the identification of spatial patterns in social phenomena. This text brings together the results of researchers working across the spectrum of evidence-based policy making, from exploring new data sources and methodologies to bringing GIS-based methods to the public. Inhaltsverzeichnis Collecting Evidence. Making Policy.

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• Authors: Stephen (University of Sheffield Wise, Stephen Craglia Wise
• Assisted by: Max Craglia (Editor), Max (Joint Research Centros Craglia (Editor), Craglia Max (Editor), Stephen Wise (Editor), Stephen (University of Sheffield Wise (Editor), Wise Stephen (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.12.2007
• EAN: 9780849385834
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-8583-4
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Innovations in GIS; Innovations in GIS
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Public Administration