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The achievements and future potential of applied quantitative geography: A case study

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: There has been much debate about the usefulness of human geography for public and private sector planning.In this paper we make the case in terms of quantitative analysis in geography.We provide a wealth of applications of applied research from the perspective of one team of quantitative geographers -based in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.This research is rooted in spatial interaction modelling, microsimulation, spatial optimisation and geodemographics.A number of applications are explored and their benefits articulated -for end-users.i.e. planners in the broadest sense of the word, the University and the School, for students and, more broadly, for the research environment within applied spatial analysis.

Source: Geographia Polonica

DOI: 10.7163/gpol.2014.11

Authors: Mark Birkin, Graham Clarke, Martin Clarke, Alan Wilson

Institutions: University of Leeds, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, International Geographical Union, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Historical Geography and Geographical Thought

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council

Award: G2584763693