Although feminism and the field of geographic information systems and science (GIS) have only recently begun speaking to each other, the feminist mapping subject is emerging across a variety of sites – academic, professional, and lay. However, it is most articulated in the work of critical GIS scholars. Both male and female, they are committed to nonpositivist practices of knowledge production ...

â â â  the study area is located in the wes of iran, the southwest part of “bisetoon” mountain, and kermanshah city. it covers an area of ~1489 km2 . landslide have been the most common natural phenomenon in the area, which usually is triggered by heavy rainfall and seismic activities. although there are few active landslides in the area, but they are serious threats for population and infr...

This paper provides a review of geographic information system (GIS) technology and its potential use in the SA sugar industry. A brief history of the SASEX GIS is given, as is a description of the software used. Examples of some current GIS research applications at SASEX, such as soil erosion work, yield potential mapping and cane burning investigations are discussed, and mention is made of som...