What is the Geographic Approach?

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Climate change, social conflict, water crises, and wildfires are all part of the mix when it comes to taking the geographic approach, but so are local questions such as where to route a highway that preserves the community fabric or where to add Wi-Fi so that it serves everyone fairly. For this geospatial journey, the seven geos of GIS will show us the way.

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