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GIS research methods : incorporating spatial perspectives / Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg, Steven J. Steinberg.
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Redlands, California : Esri Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxii, 409 pages)ISBN:- 9781589484047
- Geographic information systems
- Geographic information systems -- Research
- Spatial analysis (Statistics)
- Geographic information systems
- Geographic information systems ; Research
- Geographic information systems.;Geographic information systems ; Research.;Spatial analysis (Statistics)
- Geographic information systems
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- 001.4/20285
- G70.212
- G70.212 -- .S745 2015eb
Contents:
Summary: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- 1. Why think spatially? -- Using spatial knowledge -- What is GIS? -- A new approach to research methods -- The spatial advantage for research -- Spatial analysis -- Spatial thinking in research -- Multiple research methods approach -- Sociospatial thinking -- GIS as a useful tool -- 2. Spatial conceptualization and implementation -- The G in GIS -- The I in GIS -- The S in GIS -- Conceptual data model: Incorporating GIS -- Analytical approach: Phases of abstraction -- Determining project goals -- Guiding questions -- Steps in the research process -- Moving forward -- 3. Research design -- What is the purpose of your research? -- Deductive versus inductive approach to research -- Stages of sociospatial research for deductive research -- Grounded theory: GIS using an inductive approach -- Sociospatial grounded theory using GIS -- 4. Research ethics and spatial inquiry -- Research ethics and GIS -- Errors caused by analysis -- Errors in human inquiry -- Ecological fallacy -- Ethics and data collection -- Ethics and data sharing -- Ethics and data storage -- 5. Measurement, sampling, and boundaries -- Moving beyond your personal experience -- Choosing a sampling method for your spatial analysis -- Concepts, variables, and attributes -- Different data types: Matching geographic and social variables -- Data sampling and GIS -- Study area and sample unit boundaries -- 6. Using secondary digital and nondigital data sources in research -- Evaluating data sources -- Searching for secondary data -- Evaluating data suitability -- Obtaining GIS data from the Internet -- Choosing GIS variables -- Validity and reliability -- Obtaining data from offline sources -- Using news as a source of data -- 7. Survey and interview spatial data collection and databases -- Developing your own data.PPN: PPN: 836776437Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE
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