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Rediscovering the World

Map Transformations of Human and Physical Space

By: Benjamin Hennig

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Rediscovering the World

Map Transformations of Human and Physical Space

By: Benjamin Hennig

‘We need new maps’ is the central claim made in this book. In a world increasingly influenced by human action and interaction, we still rely heavily on mapping techniques that were invented to discover unknown places and explore our physical environment. Although the traditional concept of a map is currently being revived in digital environments, the underlying mapping approaches are not capable of making the complexity of human-environment relationships fully comprehensible. Starting from how people can be put on the map in new ways, this book outlines the development of a novel technique that stretches a map according to quantitative data, such as population. The new maps are called gridded cartograms as the method is based on a grid onto which a density-equalising cartogram technique is applied. The underlying grid ensures the preservation of an accurate geographic reference to the real world. It allows the gridded cartograms to be used as basemaps onto which other information can be mapped. This applies to any geographic information from the human and physical environment. As demonstrated through the examples presented in this book, the new maps are not limited to showing population as a defining element for the transformation, but can show any quantitative geospatial data, such as wealth, rainfall, or even the environmental conditions of the oceans. The new maps also work at various scales, from a global perspective down to the scale of urban environments. The gridded cartogram technique is proposed as a new global and local map projection that is a viable and versatile alternative to other conventional map projections. The maps based on this technique open up a wide range of potential new applications to rediscover the diverse geographies of the world. They have the potential to allow us to gain new perspectives through detailed cartographic depictions.

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275

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Springer Science & Business Media

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ISBN 10

3642348483

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Faded Colors

By: Benjamin A. Rich

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Faded Colors

By: Benjamin A. Rich

Is it possible that the “War on Drugs” is a sham? Is it possible that there is no war and that a group of rogue intelligence agency thugs really run the business to “protect the foreign interests” of the United States? Is it a fact that after have a century of pressure from law enforcement, the illegal dope business runs smoother than most American corporations with less internal loss? When body parts start coming up in fishing gear and the good guys have to shoot the other good guys, the lines between good and evil lose their significance. And when you know the truth, the only way to stay alive is run like hell and watch your six!

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378

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iUniverse

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0595186777

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9780595186778

Treaties, Their Making and Enforcement

By: Samuel Benjamin Crandall

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Treaties, Their Making and Enforcement

By: Samuel Benjamin Crandall

Crandall, Samuel B. Treaties, Their Making and Enforcement. Washington, D.C.: John Bryne & Co., 1916. xxxii, 663 pp. Reprint available March, 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-492-4. Cloth. $140. * Reprint of the second edition. Crandall analyzes agency and the right of ratification, the essentials of validity, the reality of consent and the operation of treaties from the date they take effect to their interpretation and termination. It explores treaty-making in the United States in great depth, including treaties made before and during the Articles of Confederation era, and discusses treaty-making in Germany, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland and other countries. This important treatise was first published in 1904. The second edition is preferable because it is a substantially expanded work.

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698

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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1584774924

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9781584774921

Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1848-1851

By: Benjamin Disraeli,J. B. Conacher,John Matthews,John Alexander Wilson Gunn,M. G. Wiebe

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Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1848-1851

By: Benjamin Disraeli,J. B. Conacher,John Matthews,John Alexander Wilson Gunn,M. G. Wiebe

Part of the critically acclaimed Letters of Benjamin Disraeli series. This volume contains or describes letters written by Disraeli between 1848 and 1851.

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672

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University of Toronto Press

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0802029272

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Rediscovering the World

Rediscovering the World

Faded Colors

Faded Colors

Treaties, Their Making and Enforcement

Treaties, Their Making and Enforcement

Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1848-1851

Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1848-1851

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