Geographic Measurement

Author: Xu Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book includes the following content: geographic data and its collection and preprocessing, commonly used statistical methods in geography, statistical analysis of spatial data, linear programming and multi-objective programming, stochastic decision analysis, input-output analysis, network analysis, etc. The combination of theory and practice, methods and applications, problem-oriented learning, and practical application are not only the basic principles of this book's compilation but also its distinctive feature. This book can serve as a textbook or teaching reference for senior undergraduate and graduate students in geography, regional economics, ecology, environmental science, demography, and related fields (accompanied by teaching courseware and software usage CD-ROM). At the same time, it also holds certain reference value for researchers in related professional fields.