Techniques and Methods in Human Geography

by Guy M . Robinson (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $4.40

  The study of Human Geography has changed. From the quantitative revolution of the 1960s to the recent cultural turn',new theories, approaches, methodologies and arguments have completely remapped the discipline of Geography. Methods and Techniques in Human Geography provides the fullest available introduction and assessment of these changes in both quantitative and qualitative Geography. Clearly, concisely and generously written, Methods and Techniques in Human Geography will become the students' companion to one of the most widely misunderstood, contested and fascinating areas of Human Geography. ContentsIntroductionExploring Geographical DataTesting HypothesesMeasuring AssociationsMultivariate AnalysisGeneralised Linear Models and Categorical Data AnalysisSpatial AllocationSpatial InteractionSpatial Statistics, Spatial Models and Spatial StructureSpace and TimeSystems and Geographical Information SystemsInvestigating Behaviour and PerceptionQualitative MethodsMarxist Analysis in Human GeographyFeminist GeographiesPostmodern Geographies.Geography / Social Science