Ian McHarg

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Ian McHarg

American landscape architect

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… (1967), the American landscape architect Ian McHarg described the use of map overlays as a tool for urban and environmental planning. This system of overlays is a crucial element of GIS, which uses digital map layers rather than the transparent plastic sheets of McHarg’s day.
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… (1967), the American landscape architect Ian McHarg described the use of map overlays as a tool for urban and environmental planning. This system of overlays is a crucial element of GIS, which uses digital map layers rather than the transparent plastic sheets of McHarg’s day.
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