GIS-based studies in the humanities and social sciences / edited by Atsuyuki Okabe - Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006 - 328 p. ; ill. (some col.), ill. ; 25 cm.

Results from a six-year research project entitled Spatial Science for the Humanities and Social Sciences (SISforHSS) carried out June 1998 to March 2004 by the Center for Spatial Information Science (CSIS) at the University of Tokyo Applies spatial methods in particular to economics, human geography, and archaeology

Includes bibliographical references and index

9780849327131 (hbk.) 084932713X (hbk.) RM383.33


Social sciences--Research--Methodology
Humanities--Research--Methodology
Geographic information systems
Spatial analysis (Statistics)
Geographic information systems--Databases--Japan--Case studies