The Meanings of Scale

Cristian Suteanu
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Cristian Suteanu: Saint Mary’s University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental Science

Chapter Chapter 1 in Scale, 2022, pp 1-26 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter introduces the framework through which scale is explored in the book. It starts with the process of abstraction, which lies at the foundations of scale transformation, and then it addresses the numerous ways in which scale is used and interpreted. The different forms of scale are presented in three groups: scale as size, scale as ratio, and scale as rank. These three categories are then shown to encompass the variety of scales currently in use. Each scale type is introduced, illustrated, and compared to the other scale types. The chapter thus prepares the basis for the inquiry into the concept of scale that is undertaken in the following chapters.

Keywords: Scale; Map; Mapmaking; Abstraction; Abstract space; Similarity; Scaling; Proportional reduction; Optical instruments; Mathematics; Concepts; Environment; Cartographic scale; Geographic scale; Representative fraction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15733-2_1

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