Qualitative GIS [[electronic resource] ] : a mixed methods approach / / edited by Meghan Cope and Sarah Elwood

• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 182 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 910.285
• Soggetto topico: Geographic information systems; Qualitative research
• Altri autori: CopeMeghan ElwoodSarah
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 - INTRODUCTION: QUALITATIVE GIS: FORGING MIXED METHODS THROUGH REPRESENTATIONS, ANALYTICAL INNOVATIONS, AND CONCEPTUAL ENGAGEMENTS; 2 - NON-QUANTITATIVE GIS; 3 - METADATA AS A SITE FOR IMBUING GIS WITH QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; 4 - MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS, SIGNIFICATIONS AND EPISTEMOLOGIES IN COMMUNITY-BASED GIS; 5 - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, AND CHANGE; 6 - GROUNDED VISUALIZATION AND SCALE: A RECURSIVE ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY SPACES ; 7 - COMPUTER-AIDED QUALITATIVE GIS: A SOFTWARE-LEVEL INTEGRATION OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND GIS8 - INTO THE IMAGE AND BEYOND: AFFECTIVE VISUAL GEOGRAPHIES AND GISCIENCE; 9 - TOWARDS A GENEALOGY OF QUALITATIVE GIS; 10 - CONCLUSION: FOR QUALITATIVE GIS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Geographic information systems (GIS) are an essential tool for analyzing and representing quantitative spatial data. This title explains the recent integration of qualitative research with GIS.
• Titolo autorizzato: Qualitative GIS
• ISBN: 1-283-28880-X; 0-85702-454-X; 9786613288806; 1-4462-4954-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781628203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II