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The social atlas of Europe / Dimitris Ballas, Danny Dorling and Benjamin Hennig.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2014Description: ix, 211 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 x 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781447313533
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 911/.4 23
LOC classification:
  • G1797.21.E6 B35 2014
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Identity and culture -- 3. Demographics -- 4. Education -- 5. Employment -- 6. Industry and occupation -- 7. Health -- 8. Politics -- 9. Economics -- 10. Environment -- 11. Social cohesion -- 12. Policy -- 13. Conclusion.
Summary: This social atlas highlights the notion of Europe as a single entity by looking at its physical and population geography simultaneously in new ways, using state-of-the-art Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and new human cartography techniques, building on recent developments and innovative Worldmapper applications. In this atlas, we present nearly two hundred maps and illustrations, painting a picture of Europe, its people and its environment in relation to a wide range of themes and using data from a variety of sources such as the European Values Survey, Eurostat, the International Labour Organisation, the World Bank and the World Health Organization.

1. Introduction -- 2. Identity and culture -- 3. Demographics -- 4. Education -- 5. Employment -- 6. Industry and occupation -- 7. Health -- 8. Politics -- 9. Economics -- 10. Environment -- 11. Social cohesion -- 12. Policy -- 13. Conclusion.

This social atlas highlights the notion of Europe as a single entity by looking at its physical and population geography simultaneously in new ways, using state-of-the-art Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and new human cartography techniques, building on recent developments and innovative Worldmapper applications. In this atlas, we present nearly two hundred maps and illustrations, painting a picture of Europe, its people and its environment in relation to a wide range of themes and using data from a variety of sources such as the European Values Survey, Eurostat, the International Labour Organisation, the World Bank and the World Health Organization.

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