Think Globally, Act Locally: GIS and Data Visualization for Social Science and Public Policy Research, is a new textbook from ESRI Press. Authored by San Francisco State University urban studies professor Richard LeGates, the book is part of a project to introduce spatial analysis to the social sciences, especially urban planning and public policy. The textbook contains exercises, but requires ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo 9 to complete them. More from SF State News. Via All Points Blog.

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