Women and GIS, Volume 2 - Stars of Spatial Science (Paperback)

Foreword by Jane Goodall Thirty inspiring stories of diverse women using geospatial technology to advance science and help resolve important issues facing the world. Like the first volume, Women and GIS, Volume 2: Stars of Spatial Science tells how 30 women in many different STEM fields applied themselves, overcame obstacles, and used maps, analysis, imagery, and geographic information systems (GIS) to contribute to their professions and the world. Sharing the experiences of their childhoods, the misstarts and challenges they faced, and the lessons they learned, each story is a celebration of a woman's unique life path and of the perseverance, dedication, and hard work it takes to achieve success. This book includes multicultural women at various points in their careers such as: Barbara Ryan -- Dedicated to open spatial data for everyone Cecille Blake -- Growing GIS capacity in Jamaica and for North and South American countries Rhiannan Price -- Advocating to make a difference for vulnerable populations Veronica Velez -- Fighting for social and racial justice in education Tanya Harrison -- Bringing Mars to the masses From planetary scientists to civil engineers, entrepreneurs to urban planners, the strong, passionate women in Women and GIS, Volume 2: Stars of Spatial Science serve as guiding stars to motivate readers who are developing their own life stories and to inspire their potential to meaningful achievements.

General

Imprint:	Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Women and GIS
Release date:	April 2020
Foreword by:	Jane Goodall
Dimensions:	254 x 203 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	274
ISBN-13:	978-1-58948-594-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Children's & Educational > Science > General Books > Children's & Educational > Technology & applied sciences > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world > General Books > Biography > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-58948-594-7
Barcode:	9781589485945

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