Geographical information systems as a tool for exploring the spatial humanities

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Julia Carradus

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Geographical information systems as a tool for exploring the spatial humanities. / Gregory, Ian Norman ; Murrieta-Flores, Patricia.
Doing Digital Humanities: Practice, Training, Research. ed. / Constance Crompton; Richard J. Lane; Ray Siemens. London: Routledge, 2016.

Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Harvard

Gregory, IN & Murrieta-Flores, P 2016, Geographical information systems as a tool for exploring the spatial humanities. in C Crompton, RJ Lane & R Siemens (eds), Doing Digital Humanities: Practice, Training, Research. Routledge, London.

APA

Gregory, I. N., & Murrieta-Flores, P. (2016). Geographical information systems as a tool for exploring the spatial humanities. In C. Crompton, R. J. Lane, & R. Siemens (Eds.), Doing Digital Humanities: Practice, Training, Research Routledge.

Vancouver

Gregory IN , Murrieta-Flores P. Geographical information systems as a tool for exploring the spatial humanities. In Crompton C, Lane RJ, Siemens R, editors, Doing Digital Humanities: Practice, Training, Research. London: Routledge. 2016

Author

Gregory, Ian Norman ; Murrieta-Flores, Patricia. / Geographical information systems as a tool for exploring the spatial humanities. Doing Digital Humanities: Practice, Training, Research. editor / Constance Crompton ; Richard J. Lane ; Ray Siemens. London : Routledge, 2016.

Bibtex

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