Approaches to Urban Geography Flashcards
1
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4 Epistemology Approaches
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- Positivism
- Structuralism
- Humanism
- Post Structuralism
2
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What is Positivism?
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- Data based
- Scientifically verified
3
Q
What is Structuralism?
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- Agrees with Positivism
- Disagrees and thinks that knowledge is more than scientific data
4
Q
What is Humanism?
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- Criticizes Positivism
• Says it is too scientific - Focuses on meaning and experience
5
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What is Post Structuralism?
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- Realities are socially produced
- Can be used to study space and place
6
Q
1950s
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- Cities started to developed
- Researchers noticed
7
Q
What does qualitative mean?
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- Emotional Response
- Harder to get
- Looks for patterns in non-numerical data.
8
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What does quantitative mean?
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- Applying a number or value to it
- Information that can be measured and written down with numbers
9
Q
What does G.I.S stand for?
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Geographic Information System
10
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What is G.I.S?
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- Taking real world and adding layers
- System designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and prevent spatial or geographical data
