THE EXPANSION METHOD: IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH* |
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| Authors: | Stuart A Foster |
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| Institution: | STUART A. FOSTER (PhD, Ohio State) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101. His current interests are spatial modeling and medical geography. |
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| Abstract: | Geographic phenomena and our models of them are closely linked to the spatial-temporal contexts in which they are observed. The expansion method is a procedure that incorporates contextual effects into mathematical models. More importantly, it is the basis for a movement by some geographers away from the classical spatial science paradigm. The evolving paradigm associated with the expansion method represents a reformulation of the way in which geographers think about and use models, and is consistent with a more realistic perspective on the nature of geographic inquiry. |
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| Keywords: | models context paradigm |
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