A new study by PhD candidate Junghwan Kim and adjunct professor Mei-Po Kwan finds that culture, civic-mindedness and privacy concerns influence how willing people are to share personal location...
GIS and Society
Our department has a long tradition of research on the social and political aspects of geospatial technologies, from critical cartography to digital geographies. This critical perspective is ever more valuable in a world where the volume and variety of geospatial data are growing exponentially. Our research specializations include feminist GIS, developing new methods of qualitative GIS, and the political and racial economy of data and digital technologies.
Faculty working in GIS and Society
Julie L Cidell
Professor
Brian J Jefferson
Associate Professor
Associate Head
Mei-Po Kwan
Adjunct Professor
Mark Jason Lara
Assistant Professor
Shaowen Wang
Head
Professor
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