Land Use

Originally published in 1980, this book draws together a wide range of studies dealing with various aspects of land use in a text specifically designed to guide students through the complexities of the subject. It examines the history of the subject, its techniques, applications, the models that it applies and the frameworks within which it has been carried out. Land use remains a central political and practical issue in contemporary society.

David Rhind is a British geographer and expert on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He was Vice-Chancellor of City University, London, until July 2007. Ray Hudson