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Naming, measuring and controlling: the politics of flows and 'circulations'
- Source :
- Géocarrefour-Revue de géographie de Lyon, Géocarrefour-Revue de géographie de Lyon, 2017, 91 (91/3), ⟨10.4000/geocarrefour.12079⟩, Géocarrefour-Revue de géographie de Lyon, Association des amis de la revue de géographie de Lyon, 2017, 91 (91/3), ⟨10.4000/geocarrefour.12079⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2017.
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Abstract
- Charles-Joseph Minard (1781-1870) is known for being one of the inventors of modern data visualisation. Among the abundant production of maps and diagrams emanating from this engineer (from the prestigious ‘Ponts et Chaussees ‘grande ecole’ at Paris), there exists a series of highly innovative diagrams providing a spatial representation of flows. In 1884 Minard invented a form of representation that he entitled a “graphic chart” of rail passenger traffic (Minard, 1862, p. 2). Subsequently, Mi...
- Subjects :
- Global and Planetary Change
Series (mathematics)
business.industry
Computer science
Existential quantification
05 social sciences
Geography, Planning and Development
0507 social and economic geography
Representation (systemics)
[SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography
0506 political science
Urban Studies
Politics
Data visualization
Chart
Computer graphics (images)
050602 political science & public administration
Production (computer science)
Spatial representation
business
050703 geography
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16274873 and 1960601X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Géocarrefour-Revue de géographie de Lyon, Géocarrefour-Revue de géographie de Lyon, 2017, 91 (91/3), ⟨10.4000/geocarrefour.12079⟩, Géocarrefour-Revue de géographie de Lyon, Association des amis de la revue de géographie de Lyon, 2017, 91 (91/3), ⟨10.4000/geocarrefour.12079⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1e6c0e9f69b4d7bb88ecdeab1be48868
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4000/geocarrefour.12079⟩