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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 ; 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
""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""; ""Spatializing your survey or interview questions""; ""Using GIS in the field, with and without a computer""; ""Data collection considerations""; ""Unit of analysis""; ""Database concepts and GIS""; ""Rules for GIS database development""; ""Creating GIS-friendly data tables""; ""8. Public participation GIS""; ""Public participation GIS and participatory GIS""
""Using public participation GIS as part of mixed methods""""Does using GIS mean I have to be “high-tech� in the field?""; ""Volunteered geographic information""; ""Maps of your research area""; ""Qualitative data and GIS files""; ""Conducting a PPGIS data collection""; ""Preparing for your own PPGIS session""; ""9. Qualitative spatial ethnographic field research""; ""Sociospatial documentation""; ""Integrating GIS into field research""; ""Ethnography""; ""Case study research""; ""Oral history interviews""; ""Participant observation""; ""Data cataloging""
""10. Evaluation research from a spatial perspective""
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