A National Survey to Examine Teacher Professional Development and Implementation of Desktop GIS     

《The Journal of geography》2012,111(4-5):174-185

ABSTRACT

This article examines the results of an online national survey of K–12 educators who attended a series of GIS training workshops conducted by the authors between 1998 and 2004. Data from the self-report survey (N = 186) suggest new information about potential changes in instruction and assessment patterns following GIS training. The survey provides insight for those designing GIS-based professional development, while simultaneously describing relatively little change in instructional methodology. The survey confirms some classroom implementation constraints from an earlier national implementation survey, identifying a lack of time for teachers, variable skill levels among students, and software complexity.  相似文献   

An evaluation of the Wellington Regional Genuine Progress Index     

Ralph Chapman 《New Zealand geographer》2012,68(1):1-13

There is widespread discontent with the gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of progress for society. Alternative measures have been proposed, including the genuine progress indicator (GPI). This paper examines the changing institutional arrangements and attitudinal context in the recently developed Wellington region (New Zealand) GPI. We found an alignment between the GPI framework and the Local Government Act. Despite this fit, we identified challenges, including the need to revitalise public participation through deliberative techniques. It remains too early to judge whether the GPI initiative will launch a viable alternative to the GDP for the Wellington region.  相似文献   

Interpreting rural change in Malaysia     

David Preston  Ibrahim Ngah 《Singapore journal of tropical geography》2012,33(3):351-364

Relatively little in the literature on rural change in Southeast Asia engages with Malaysia, where the population is becoming urban‐based more rapidly than in many countries in the region. The literature on change in rural Malaysia during the past 40 years, supplemented by our own research, is used to identify key features of such change, which are considered in the context of existing interpretations to arrive at deeper understandings of rural change. Existing conceptualizations of rural change, it is suggested, must account for the diversity of roles taken by individuals daily, seasonally and at different life stages, as well as in multiple locations. Further attention needs to be paid to gender, generation and class among those experiencing change. Processes of rural (and urban) changes will continue and their complexity will reflect cultural and technological evolutions that affect individuals, households and communities throughout the world.  相似文献   

Challenges of an organizational approach to applied downtown market analysis     

Matthew E. Kures  William F. Ryan 《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2012,32(1):80-87

Downtowns are responding to decades of decline through a variety of revitalization strategies. The progression and success of downtown renewal efforts are largely rooted in asset-based, mixed-use approaches to revitalization that mirror the evolving economic functions of downtowns. While contemporary economic revitalization strategies provide opportunities, their complexity also creates potential challenges for community organizations tasked with determining the highest and best uses for downtown properties. Accordingly, this article examines how the evolution of downtown economic revitalization strategies has influenced the capacity and expertise required by organizations engaged in the endeavor of downtown market analysis. In particular, we identify applied market analysis challenges arising from organizational deficiencies in expertise, credibility, scope, and technology adoption and propose capacity building opportunities for overcoming these deficits.  相似文献   

北京市住宅用地开发压力与城市扩张预景——基于阻力面的分析   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1  

俞孔坚  游鸿  许立言  袁弘 《地理研究》2012,31(7):1173-1184

基于城市经济学的一般理论,从市场机制下的供给方视角出发,提出了预测大都市区住房建设区位选择的一个新模型,并利用2005～2009年北京市新增住宅项目的抽样空间数据进行了实证研究,进而应用阻力面模型模拟了北京市未来住宅建设用地开发压力和城市扩张的空间格局。研究表明:北京市的新增住房用地区位选择总体上符合单中心同心圆的基本模型,但正在逐渐向等级制特征下的多中心格局演化,北部、西北部区县的中心城区以及南部新城、新开发区周边更有可能成为潜在的下一轮住宅建设核心区,从而成为城市扩张的重点区域。  相似文献   

城市旅游与城市发展协调关系的定量评价——以杭州市为例   总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3  

罗文斌  谭荣 《地理研究》2012,31(6):1103-1110

根据对城市旅游与城市发展协调性概念的界定,从城市经济水平、社会发展、公共交通、城市绿化、环境保护和旅游水平等6个方面,构建了城市旅游与城市发展协调性评价指标体系,并运用熵权TOPSIS法,对杭州市2001～2009年的城市旅游与城市发展协调性进行了定量评价。结果发现:杭州市9年间城市旅游与城市发展协调系数呈现持续递增趋势,2009年为0.8043,达到"非常协调"等级水平。尽管如此,但各年之间的改善系数却并未呈现出逐年递增的趋势。随着城市发展水平的提高,杭州市旅游与城市发展存在同步推进规律,两者之间协调状态会持续朝着理想最优方向推进。然而,各年协调状态改善程度非持续递增现象说明杭州城市旅游与城市发展协调状态存在"恶化"的风险,需要对其密切关注。  相似文献   

江苏省开发区土地集约利用的分层线性模型实证研究   总被引：5，自引：1，他引：4  

赵小风  黄贤金  钟太洋  彭佳雯  赵雲泰  吕晓 《地理研究》2012,31(9):1611-1620

本文构建了分层线性模型以揭示不同层次因素对工业用地集约利用的影响。研究表明,开发区土地集约度的差异有63.96%是开发区本身的差异造成的,有36.04%是区域之间的差异造成的;开发区成立年限、开发区入驻企业数量和开发区土地政策强度在区域之间存在明显的变异,开发区区位和开发区级别对开发区土地集约度的关系不依赖于区域环境的变化;区域工业产值和区域城市化率两个变量对开发区成立年限和开发区土地集约度的正向关联影响不显著;区域工业产值会强化开发区入驻企业数量和开发区土地集约度之间的正向关联,而区域城市化率则弱化了开发区入驻企业数量和开发区土地集约度之间的正向关联;开发区土地政策强度和开发区土地集约度之间的正向关系受区域工业产值的影响不大,而区域城市化率会强化开发区土地政策强度和开发区土地集约度之间的正向关系;区域层次变量解释了18.18%的开发区入驻企业数量与开发区土地集约度之间的相关,解释了11.27%的开发区土地政策强度与开发区土地集约度之间的相关。  相似文献   

辽宁省沈大双核与其他城市的分化     

赵映慧  齐艳红  姜博  张慧 《云南地理环境研究》2012,24(3):21-24,36

分析辽宁省沈阳大连的核心作用,将辽宁省城市分为核心城市组(沈阳、大连)和外围城市组(其他城市);再以人口、GDP和人均GDP为基本指标,利用Theil指数计算组内差异、组间差异和总体差异,利用KZ指数模型计算核心城市与外围城市的分化。结果表明沈阳大连与其他城市的分化总体上加大;分化具有波动性特征,分化在地域空间上也体现为辽中南城市群被以沈阳为核心的辽中城市群和以大连为核心的辽南城市群取而代之,其他地区城市聚集不明显;沈阳大连与辽宁省其他城市的分化是自然和社会经济因素综合作用的结果,分化机制主要有地理位置的先导机制、区域发展战略的催化机制和政府规划的引导机制。  相似文献   

基于旅游地主题化RMIP模式的浦市古镇旅游开发初探   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

鲁佳  胡瑶  易睆 《云南地理环境研究》2012,24(4):44-48

RMP(昂谱)分析理论是吴必虎先生提出的关于旅游产品开发的系统理论。该理论是以旅游产品为中心,进行R性分析(resourse analysis)和M性分析(market analysis),并以此为基础进行P性分析(product analy-sis),最终提出旅游产品为中心的规划框架。随着历史文化名村镇的普遍开发,古镇雷同现象日益严重,如何突出古村镇的个性地域特征,形成主题化特色古村镇,成为限制古村镇旅游发展的瓶颈。主题化RMIP策划模式是RMP(昂谱)分析理论的延续和发展。在旅游产品或旅游项目的开发研究中,主题是定位的关键,资源是产品开发的基础,市场是产品开发的导向,形象是产品开发的灵魂。运用主题化RMIP分析理论的核心理念,能够对浦市古镇开发起到一定的理论指导作用。  相似文献   

非物质文化遗产产业化的理论研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

肖曾艳 《云南地理环境研究》2012,24(3):6-9

金融危机后,转变经济发展方式成为中国经济发展的新主题,因而文化产业化也开始备受关注。非物质文化遗产作为文化遗产的一部分,在一定的理论指导下,通过合理的路径选择和结合相应的分类开发、产业链扩展开发、区域开发等模式可以促进中国文化产业化发展进程。  相似文献