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GIS Research Methods
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Artikel-Nr:
9781589484047
Veröffentl:
2015
Seiten:
0
Autor:
Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
A solid introduction to research methods using geographic information systems (GIS). It is written for academics and professionals in the social and physical sciences.
GIS Research Methods: Incorporating Spatial Perspectives shows researchers how to incorporate spatial thinking and geographic information system (GIS) technology into research design and analysis. Topics include research design, digital data sources, volunteered geographic information, analysis using GIS, and how to link research results to policy and action. The concepts presented in GIS Research Methods can be applied to projects in a range of social and physical sciences by researchers using GIS for the first time and experienced practitioners looking for new and innovative research techniques.
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction: Why think spatially? Chapter 2: Spatial conceptualization and implementation Chapter 3: Research design Chapter 4: Research ethics and spatial inquiry Chapter 5: Time, sampling, and boundaries Chapter 6: Use of existing digital and non-digital data sources in research Chapter 7: Survey and interview spatial data collection Chapter 8: Public participation GIS and qualitative ethnographic field research Chapter 9: Qualitative ethnographic field research Chapter 10: Evaluative research from a spatial perspective Chapter 11: Field research and data collection for built and natural environments Chapter 12: Conducting the analysis in ArcGIS Chapter 13: Qualitative analysis and results Chapter 14: Communicating results and visualization of spatial information Chapter 15: Linking results to policy and action Chapter 16: Future directions References Glossary Index