This book addresses the role and importance of space in the respective fields of the social
sciences and the humanities. It discusses how map representations and mapping processes can
inform ongoing intellectual debates or open new avenues for scholarly inquiry within and across
disciplines including a wide array of significant developments in spatial processes including
the Internet global positioning system (GPS) affordable digital photography and mobile
technologies. Last but not least it reviews and assesses recent research challenges across
disciplines that enhance our understanding of spatial processes and mapping at scales ranging
from the molecular to the galactic.
