A classic that wasn’t: Statistical Geography and paths only later taken
| Autor: | Ron Johnston, Kelvyn Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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quantitative revolution
Scientific progress 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Statistical geography 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography Foundation (evidence) 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology scientific progress Epistemology Body of knowledge Sociology 050703 geography Statistical Geography Quantitative revolution |
| Zdroj: | Johnston, R & Jones, K 2019, ' A classic that wasn’t : Statistical Geography and paths only later taken ', Progress in Human Geography . https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132519826684 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0309132519826684 |
| Popis: | © The Author(s) 2019. Science is a cumulative activity, a body of knowledge sedimented in its publications, which form the foundation for further activity. Some items attract more attention than others; some are largely ignored. This paper looks at a largely overlooked book – Statistical Geography – published by three US sociologists at a time when geographers were launching their ‘quantitative revolution’. There was little literature within the discipline on which that revolution could be based, and a book with that title could have been seminal. But it was not, and as a consequence – as illustrated with three examples – major issues in spatial analysis were not addressed in the revolution’s early years. The paper explores why. ispartof: PROGRESS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY pages:1-17 status: Published online |
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