<i>Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS</i> is an introduction to the critical issues surrounding mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across a wide range of disciplines for the non-specialist reader. <ul> <li>Examines the key influences Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and cartography have on the study of geography and other related disciplines <li>Represents the first in-depth summary of the &#8220;new cartography&#8221; that has appeared since the early 1990s <li>Provides an explanation of what this new critical cartography is, why it is important, and how it is relevant to a broad, interdisciplinary set of readers <li>Presents theoretical discussion supplemented with real-world case studies <li>Brings together both a technical understanding of GIS and mapping as well as sensitivity to the importance of theory </ul>