Qualitative GIS:
emerging issues and
possible futures
An international conference
Qualitative GIS is an emerging, mixed-method and
interdisciplinary research approach that is attracting interest across a range
of disciplines. The early literature has highlighted the innovative nature of
the Qualitative GIS approach to combining ‘qualitative’ and ‘quantitative’
spatial data and encouraging multiple epistemological approaches to spatial
research. The emerging body of Qualitative GIS research calls for further methodological,
theoretical and empirical development of this research approach. In August
2010, WISERD will be holding an international conference to consider the
emerging issues and possible futures of qualitative GIS.
WISERD (Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research,
Data and Methods) is a National Research Centre for interdisciplinary social science
research. WISERD draws together and builds upon existing expertise and research
across
This conference will bring together interested people from
a wide variety of disciplines in order to:
·
discuss some of the theoretical
and methodological challenges in moving Qualitative GIS forward;
·
consider the possibility of an
international and collaborative research agenda and working group for
Qualitative GIS;
·
work towards new and shared
outputs related to this research agenda.
The conference will take the form of a series of
presentations; round-table discussions; break-out groups and networking
sessions through which the group will consider the challenges to progressing
qualitative GIS and identify how to move forward in collaboration with one other.
Keynote speakers
Mei-
Department
of Geography, The
Marianna Pavlovskaya,
Associate Professor, Department of Geography,
Registration
details
Registration
is opens now. Places are limited to 60
people.
To
register your interest, and receive further details, please contact us using
the details below.
WISERD,
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