Books

The following are good resources for you to learn more about how GIS is being used by state and local governments to provide services more efficiently and economically.

GIS in State Government—Volume One
ESRI Press, 2005

Measuring Up: The Business Case for GIS
Authors: Christopher Thomas and Milton Ospina, ESRI, 2004.

Beyond Maps: GIS and Decision Making in Local Government
Author: John O'Looney, ESRI, 2000.

Ecologically Based Municipal Land Use Planning [Amazon.com]
Author: William Honachefsky, 1999.

Geospatial Data Infrastructure: Concepts, Cases and Good Practice [Amazon.com]
Authors: Richard Groot and John McLaughlin, 2000.

GIS Diffusion: The Adoption and Use of GIS in Local Government in Europe [Amazon.com]
Edited by: Ian Masser, Heather Campbell, and Massimo Craglia, 1996.

Governments and Geographic Information [Amazon.com]
Author: Ian Masser, 1998.

Monitoring Land Supply with Geographic Information Systems [Amazon.com]
Edited by: Anne Vernez Moudon and Michael Hubner, 2000.

Urban Planning and Development Applications of GIS [Amazon.com]
Edited by: Said Easa and Yupo Chan, 2000.

Zeroing In: Geographic Information Systems at Work in the Community
Author: Andy Mitchell, ESRI, 1997.

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