社会科学和公共政策的空间化和GIS的应用

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作者
王法辉 [1 ]
机构
[1] 美国路易斯安那州立大学地理与人类学系
关键词
GIS空间分析方法; 空间综合社会科学; 公共政策;
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中图分类号
P208 [测绘数据库与信息系统]; C91-0 [社会学理论与方法论];
学科分类号
030301 ; 070503 ; 081603 ; 0818 ; 081802 ; 1204 ;
摘要
近年来社会科学的发展出现三大潮流,即"科学化"(强调借用自然科学的计量分析方法和模型)、"空间化"(关注社会经济现象的空间变化和相互作用)和"应用化"(侧重于政策性规划性强的实用课题)。空间化的社会科学,尤其是应用研究离不开地理信息系统(GIS)方法的应用,因为GIS在整合、分析各种数据尤其是空间数据方面有独特优势。本文举例演示GIS在相关领域(如经济学、语言历史、社会学特别是犯罪学、公共卫生和规划)的广泛应用。选取的案例来源于笔者多年研究的经验,包括美国联邦政府多家研究机构(NSF、NIH、NIJ)资助的多项研究成果,旨在说明GIS在社会科学和公共政策研究中的应用价值。
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