RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS
Kostiantyn MEZENTSEV
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Abstract:
Peculiarities of the methodology of human-geographical researches enlargement are highlighted. Evolution of research methods in human geography is analyzed. The essence and the results of implementation of methods of nonlinear modeling and perceptual-geographical research in human-geographical studies are revealed. The author shows possibilities to use centrigraphical method in geography.
Key words:
human geography, research method, perceptual geography, perceptual portrait of the region, perceptual attractiveness of the territory, nonlinear modeling, neural networks, self- organizing maps, centrigraphical method
Language:
Ukrainian
Suggested citation: Mezentsev, K. (2013). Research methods in human geography: traditions and innovations. Ekonomichna ta Sotsialna Geografiya, 66, 32-42 (in Ukrainian, abstr. in English).
Print ISSN: 2413-7154. Online ISSN: 2413-7553
