Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Spatially Integrated Social ...

Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Spatially Integrated Social Science, Hardcover by Stimson, Robert J., ISBN 0857932969, ISBN-13 9780857932969, Like New Used, Free shipping in the USThis handbook is designed for researchers and advanced students starting research in the social sciences who wish to incorporate ideas and techniques from geography and regional science in their work. Th's subject is a set of theoretical approaches and methods (collectively, SISS) that are designed to study the effects of space and place on society. Part one discusses the concept and how it has gained ground in recent years, both due to academic interest and to transport and communication technologies that change societies radically by making people more mobile in space and time. Part two looks at how to set up research. Part three looks at data sources and collection, and generating information. Part four looks extensively at research tools and techniques and their applications. Some are established, some are new. Part five gives tips on creating presentation-ready research in academic PhDs and useful research in public sector work where policy-makers may decide what to do depending on what information is available. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()