Focusing on the interdisciplinary nature of Critical Data Studies, this comprehensive A-Z guide offers succinct definitions and descriptions of over 400 key terms related to data's production, governance, and usage. It explores the implications of data-driven systems and whose interests they serve. Designed for students, scholars, and professionals, the book enhances comprehension of the field and provides resources for further exploration, making it an essential tool for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of data's role in society.
Rob Kitchin Ordre des livres (chronologique)
4 août 1970
Cet auteur explore les questions sociales à travers des romans policiers captivants et des recueils de nouvelles. Son intérêt littéraire se concentre sur le genre policier, où il mêle des intrigues pleines de suspense à des commentaires perspicaces sur la société. À travers son écriture créative et sa recherche académique, il cherche à éclairer les complexités de la nature humaine et des structures sociales. Son œuvre est ancrée dans une observation fine et un désir de comprendre le monde qui nous entoure.
A Dictionary of Human Geography
- 581pages
- 21 heures de lecture
This new dictionary provides over 2,000 clear and concise entries on human geography, covering basic terms and concepts as well as biographies, organisations, and major periods and schools. Authoritative and accessible, this is a must-have for every student of human geography, as well as for professionals and interested members of the public.
Mapping Cyberspace
- 272pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Mapping Cyberspace is a ground-breaking geographic exploration and critical reading of cyberspace, and information and communication technologies. The book: * provides an understanding of what cyberspace looks like and the social interactions that occur there * explores the impacts of cyberspace, and information and communication technologies, on cultural, political and economic relations * charts the spatial forms of virutal spaces * details empirical research and examines a wide variety of maps and spatialisations of cyberspace and the information society * has a related website at http: // www.MappingCyberspace.com . This book will be a valuable addition to the growing body of literature on cyberspace and what it means for the future.