Geographic Information Systems and Human Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6076669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Hoefer (0000-0003-3741-9334), Richard A Hoefer, Regina Morgan Hoefer, Ruth Anne Tobias (Northern Illinois University) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 113-128 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j125v01n03_08 |
| OpenAlex | W2011347775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are pictorial representations of information and are quite useful in understanding social welfare problems and showing social work clients in their environment. This paper presents GIS as a potential tool for social work research, planning, management, and administration. It includes sections defining GID, explaining the possibilties for GIS use in human services, presenting a case study using geographic information, advising potential GIS users, and discussing the implications for social work education
Cartography · Data science · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geographic information system · Geography · GIS and public health · GIS Day · Human services · Information system · Knowledge management · Participatory GIS · Political science · Public participation GIS · Social Welfare · Work (physics · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2015 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |