Pre-publication Commentary



Martin Erickson, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Division of Mathematics and Computer Science, Truman State University, Kirskville, MO

"The authors, well-known experts in graph theory and geography, have produced a truly exemplary and remarkable work. It is both engaging and intriguing. The relevant concepts of graph theory are introduced in a lucid, historical, and pertinent way, and then applied to eight fascinating "case studies." The result is a very readable, informative text that is absolutely certain to become a classic in the fields of graph theory and geography. I believe that every scientist interested in questions of geography and urban planning will want to own this text. Also, students and practitioners of graph theory will find its applications very appealing. I believe that this project is relevant and timely, is produced by top-notch experts, and is executed in a coherent, lively, logical way. The result is a wonderful treatise that will be a joy to own and pore over."

Per Hage, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, University of Utah.

"...[T]his book promises to be an important contribution to geography and also to structural analysis by which I mean that people in other fields, anthropology for example, will be able to find interesting applications of .. graph theoretic models. I also have the feeling that [this] book, with its application of theorems, may make more use of the machinery of graph theory than some other books on geography and network analysis....I think this ... an excellent book." 

Others:

"The visual material at the website is very nicely done. I really liked the map of Königsberg and the way it was animated. And the use of the Berlin Rohrpost to illustrate the center of a graph was also well done....The on-line material does an

excellent job of using the web.  The animated maps are definitely a strong point."

"I very much like the web stuff. … the applications were chosen and presented as much to seduce as to inform. … attractive web vignettes … are outstanding examples of the genre..."

"The overall idea of "mathematical geography" is an intriguing one in an era of spatial data analysis, geographic information systems, global positioning and other satellite applications, and all of their applications to various disciplines."