Bridging the Qualitative–Quantitative Divide in Transport Geography∗     

Andrew R. Goetz  Timothy M. Vowles  Sean Tierney 《The Professional geographer》2013,65(3):323-335

Recent viewpoints concerning the state of research in transport geography have touched on the issue of insularity and the need to bridge the divide between the largely spatial–analytical or quantitative research in transport geography and the critical or qualitative research prevalent in urban, economic, and most other subfields of human geography. Transport geography has been criticized by some for being a quiet corner of our discipline that has lost its centrality largely because it remains within the analytical framework of the 1960s. This article explores these sentiments by reexamining recent transport-oriented research in highly cited geography journals to assess the degree to which the qualitative–quantitative divide exists within transport geography and between transport and other subfield in human geography, as well as to explore issues of productivity and centrality of transport-oriented research in geography. Results indicate that geographical research involving transport topics is much more prevalent and reflects a wider range of epistemological and methodological approaches than is frequently assumed. Nevertheless, there is still a considerable divide between “mainstream” transport geography and other human geographical research that necessitates much more interaction between transport and other subfields and greater incorporation of alternative research approaches within the mainstream of transport geography. To that end, we propose a preliminary critical transport geography research agenda that is open to a variety of methodological approaches, including quantitative analysis.  相似文献   

A Multilevel Analysis of Agricultural Trade and Socioeconomic Inequality in Rural Mozambique     

Julie A. Silva 《The Professional geographer》2013,65(2):174-189

This study uses a mixed methodology to investigate the relationship between agricultural trade and socioeconomic inequality in Mozambique at multiple geographical scales. The quantitative analysis examines all rural regions of the country and a nationally representative sample of rural households, whereas the qualitative analysis focuses primarily on two case study villages. Research findings suggest that social and geographical context greatly influence the relationships between agricultural trade and regional inequality. Trade-related effects on economic inequality—and the social status of traders—vary across Mozambican regions. Results suggest that trade increases inequality in regions where traders have low social status, but reduces inequality in areas where they have high social status. These findings suggest that social and economic factors work together to shape landscapes of inequality.  相似文献   

Locating the Melody of the Drives     

Paul Kingsbury 《The Professional geographer》2013,65(4):519-533

Psychoanalysis has profoundly influenced those social theories that inform qualitative methodology in human geography. Yet many geographers are skeptical about the value and viability of psychoanalytic methodology because of its alleged reductionist causal explanations and relativistic interpretations of data. Drawing on the work of Slavoj ?i?ek, which affirms Jacques Lacan's undermining of the dualism of causality versus sense, this article illustrates the potential value of Lacanian psychoanalysis as a qualitative methodology in geography. Using a methodological case study from my research on Jamaican tourism, I illustrate how we can locate a Lacanian understanding of the drives in the interactions between tourists and hotel workers. In so doing, the article provides new insights into the enduring allures of tourism's commodity-form by focusing on how the object petit a—a chimerical object that incites desire and an unattainable object that the drives encircle—takes place in customer service and entertainment activities.  相似文献   

GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE IN JAPAN     

《The Professional geographer》2013,65(1):90-97

This is the third in a series of reports on Japanese geographic research prepared in cooperation with the Association of Japanese Geographers (AJG). Like the two previous reports, which appeared in the August and November issues, it has been modified for the English-speaking readership of THE PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER. However, unlike the previous articles, each of which aimed at providing data regarding Japanese research on specific geographic topics, this paper is intended to supply the reader with an inventory of those materials that will be needed for the conduct of research in Japan. —H. Jesse Walker, Member, U.S. National Committee, IGU.  相似文献   

Maps,Numbers, Text,and Context: Mixing Methods in Feminist Political Ecology∗     

《The Professional geographer》2013,65(4):458-466

This research tests the spatial mismatch hypothesis by comparing the employment probabilities of central city versus suburban African American males in nine metropolitan areas. Treatment effects models are used to control for the effects of both individual characteristics and residential self-selection on the probability of employment. A positive effect of suburban residential location on employment is found for the residents of Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, while no effect is found for the residents of Cleveland, Houston. Jackson, Memphis, and Newark. The general conclusion to be drawn is that the spatial mismatch effect is contingent on the particular characteristics of each metropolitan area. Preliminary analysis shows that metropolitan areas with a spatial mismatch effect are large in terms of total population and total land area, and have less efficient transportation systems.  相似文献   

Comparison of thematic maps using symbolic entropy     

Manuel Ruiz  Fernando López 《International journal of geographical information science》2013,27(3):413-439

Comparison of thematic maps is an important task in a number of disciplines. Map comparison has traditionally been conducted using cell-by-cell agreement indicators. More recently, other methods have been proposed that take into account not only spatially coincident cells in two maps, but also their surroundings or the spatial structure of their differences. The objective of this article is to propose a framework for map comparison that considers (1) the patterns of spatial association in two maps, in other words, the map elements in their surroundings; (2) the equivalence of those patterns; and (3) the independence of patterns between maps. Two new statistics for the spatial analysis of qualitative data are introduced that are based on the symbolic entropy of the maps. As well, all inferential elements to conduct hypothesis testing are developed. The framework is illustrated using real and simulated maps.  相似文献   

Understanding Effectiveness in its Broader Context: Assessing Case Study Methodologies for Evaluating Collaborative Conservation Governance     

Sarah Clement  Angela Guerrero Gonzalez  Carina Wyborn 《社会与自然资源》2020,33(4):462-483

Abstract

Collaborative forms of governance are increasingly favored in conservation and potentially offer a range of practical and outcome-based benefits. However, tools for critically assessing whether and how collaboration enhances the attainment of conservation objectives are lagging behind the enthusiasm. We use a framework that considers effectiveness in relation to capacity of key actors and institutions to achieve outcomes and respond to emergent problems, robustness over time (i.e. adapting to changes while still achieving objectives), context-specific drivers of change, and the structure of networks and institutions to assess common approaches for evaluating effectiveness. Network analysis performs well in terms of structure, while action research and the diagnostic method offer deep insights into capacity and context. Scenario planning performs well in understanding robustness and context but performs better when combined with a diagnostic. The evaluation reveals important insights for approaching and standardizing investigations of collaborative governance regimes and their effectiveness.  相似文献   

定性GIS在时空间行为研究中的应用   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

关美宝  谷志莲  塔娜  柴彦威 《地理科学进展》2013,32(9):1316-1331

定性GIS已经成为地理学混合研究方法的重要组成部分,通过扎根理论并与可视化结合、GIS和民族志整合等途径,对时空间行为研究产生了深远的影响。其通过文本或非文本质性材料与GIS地理特征的整合,形成了时空行为研究中独特的地理环境系统与空间机制分析,一个重要的前沿领域就是地理叙事在时间地理学研究中的应用。时间地理学是研究人类时空行为的重要视角,但由于对个体主观性及行为的社会文化因素的相对忽视等原因,受到了一定的质疑。近年来以GIS为代表的地理空间技术的定性分析与表达,为时间地理学融入质性分析提供了方法论基础。关美宝创建的基于GIS的地理叙事方法,通过借鉴叙事分析的一般方法尤其是三维叙事空间分析,结合时间地理学概念框架,开发了基于GIS平台的计算机辅助叙事分析组件(3D-VQGIS),实现了在GIS内可视化的、循环交互的叙事分析,为定性GIS发展中GIS与叙事分析方法的融合做出了贡献。将地理叙事方法用于时空行为研究,可以为时间地理学方法创造一个更便于理解与解释研究对象日常行为的地理环境,为其融入行为与主体的质性分析提供从数据整合、数据分析到解释与展示的一整套研究方法与具体操作工具。  相似文献   

土地节约集约利用技术方法研究:现状、问题与趋势   总被引：39，自引：0，他引：39  

王静  邵晓梅 《地理科学进展》2008,27(3):68-74

目前有关土地节约集约利用研究成果较多,但理论基础薄弱、土地节约集约利用评价尺度和方法单一、对 土地节约集约利用环境效应问题重视不够、节地技术研制力度不足、土地集约利用标准研制进展相对缓慢,本文在 对上述相关技术方法研究存在的一系列问题进行剖析的基础上,对未来发展趋势和研究重点进行了展望。未来土 地节约集约利用研究应加强以下4 个方面：①土地集约利用基础理论研究。梳理相关技术标准、模式以及政策法 规,构建土地集约利用基础理论与支撑理论体系。②土地集约利用调查与评价研究。应着重土地集约利用调查、监 测技术方法及调查精度研究,加强基于政府、开发商、研究者、农民(居民)等多视角的土地集约利用评价研究,重视 不同土地集约利用模式下的环境变化过程与模拟、土地节约集约利用过程与生态风险机制等研究。③土地集约利 用潜力与节地控制技术开发。包括主要行业建设用地节地控制方法、土地利用规划的节地控制方法、土地集约利用 的节地工程化技术等。④退化废弃地恢复与再利用技术开发。包括退化废弃地信息挖掘与评价、退化废弃地生态恢 复与再利用、污染土地风险评估与生物修复、采矿塌陷区土地复垦等技术综合应用示范。⑤土地集约利用技术标准 和规范研制。包括土地集约利用调查及评价技术规范、重点产业用地集约利用控制标准、村庄整理与农地整理标 准、高标准农田建设标准、节约型社会的土地规划用地标准、城镇污染土地再生利用标准、采矿塌陷区土地复垦标 准等。研究结果和结论将对促进我国土地节约集约利用研究具有重要科学意义。  相似文献   

圣保罗大都市区社会空间分异研究——多元统计方法在城市连绵区的应用     

ReinaldoPaulPérezMachado  ViolêtaSaldanhaKubrusly  Ligia Vizeu Barrozo  陈明玉  顾朝林 《地理研究》2016,35(7):1370-1382

空间数据和地理信息系统在城市规划和决策中应用的重要性日见凸显。主要原因在于：重要的人口数据和社会变动经常表现出一定的空间特性,这种特性可以通过空间分析和统计方法被认识和解释。应用多元分析的空间分类方法编制圣保罗大都市区社会分异地图并进行相关分析。研究的主要数据来自2000年巴西全国人口普查,其中包括了圣保罗大都市的所有行政区和39个自治市的21774个人口普查区。为了把都市连绵区从数据全集中分离出来,我们采用混合技术进行互补分析,即在2000年4月30日的陆地卫星7号图像中绘制一个个多边形,这些被识别出来的多边形就是人口普查区。然后,通过目视解译出假彩色多边形集合。应用空间分类评分程序将这些多边形分成五类,并建立人口普查区的数目、覆盖的面积和都市连绵区之间的关系。这种多元分析方法是基于变量的均衡化来生成易于用分级统计图描述平均值,以促进可视化和后续的空间分布分析。基于多元分析的空间分类方法研究,清楚地展现了圣保罗大都市最重要的社会特征,也说明城市社会地图方法和多元分析的空间分类方法在大都市区的管理、公共政策规划和复杂决策中具有重要的应用价值。  相似文献