No Dig, No Fly, No Go - How Maps Restrict and Control

Zusammenfassung Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. Restrictive mapping has been indispensable in settling the American West! protecting fragile ocean fisheries! and keeping sex offenders away from playgrounds. This book is suitable for those who vote! own a home! or aspire to be an informed citizen.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Monmonier, Mark S. Monmonier, Monmonier Mark
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2010
• EAN: 9780226534671
• ISBN: 978-0-226-53467-1
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Cartography, map-making & projections, Cartography, map-making and projections