Handbook of behavioral and cognitive geography

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    • Montello, Daniel R.

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Handbook of behavioral and cognitive geography

edited by Daniel R. Montello

Edward Elgar Publishing, c2018

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Includs bibliographical references and index

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Description

This comprehensive Handbook summarizes existing work and presents new concepts and empirical results from leading scholars in the multidisciplinary field of behavioral and cognitive geography, the study of the human mind, and activity in and concerning space, place, and environment. It provides the broadest and most inclusive coverage of the field so far, including work relevant to human geography, cartography, and geographic information science. Behavioral and cognitive geography originated as a contrast to aggregate approaches to human geography that treat people as homogenous and interchangeable; to models of human activity based on simplistic and psychologically implausible assumptions; and to conceptualizations of humans as passive responders to their environment. This Handbook is highly multi- and interdisciplinary, featuring scholars from geography, geographic information science, and more than ten other academic disciplines; including: psychology, linguistics, computer science, engineering, architecture and planning, anthropology, and neuroscience. The contributors adhere to scientific rigor in their approach, while fully engaging with issues of emotion, subjectivity, consciousness, and human variability. Thoroughly informed by the history of geography and of the cognitive sciences but also providing guideposts for future research and application, this Handbook will be an essential resource for researchers, lecturers and students in geography, psychology, and other social, behavioral, cognitive, and design sciences. Contributors include: P. Agarwal, A.P. Boone, T.T. Brunye, H. Burte, R.C. Dalton, C. Davies, R.M. Downs, S.I. Fabrikant, A.L. Gardony, N.A. Giudice, P. Gober, K.G. Goulias, S. Hadavi, M. Hegarty, S.C. Hirtle, C. Hoelscher, T. Ishikawa, P. Jankowski, J. Krukar, C.A. Lawton, H.J. Miller, D.R. Montello, J. Portugali, M. Raubal, V.R. Schinazi, W.C. Sullivan, H.A. Taylor, T. Tenbrink, T. Thrash, P.M. Torrens, D.H. Uttal

Table of Contents

Contents: PART I Introduction and Background 1. Behavioral and Cognitive Geography: Introduction and Overview Daniel R. Montello 2. History and Theoretical Perspectives of Behavioral and Cognitive Geography Juval Portugali PART II Spatial Behavior and Decision-Making 3. Behavioral Decision Theory in Spatial Decision-Making Models Piotr Jankowski 4. Travel Behavior Models Konstadinos G. Goulias 5. Time Geography Harvey J. Miller PART III Environmental Spatial Cognition 6. Environmental Knowledge: Cognitive Flexibility in Structures and Processes Holly A. Taylor, Aaron L. Gardony, and Tad T. Brunye 7. Learning the Environment: The Acquisition of Cognitive Maps Toru Ishikawa 8. Wayfinding and Orientation: Cognitive Aspects of Human Navigation Stephen C. Hirtle 9. Cognitive Neuroscience of Spatial and Geographic Thinking Victor R. Schinazi and Tyler Thrash PART IV Cognitive Aspects of Geographic Information 10. Cognitive Perspectives on Cartography and Other Geographic Information Visualizations Daniel R. Montello, Sara Irina Fabrikant, and Clare Davies 11. Cognition and Geographic Information Technologies Martin Raubal 12. Natural Language and Geography: The Meaning and Use of Spatial Concepts in Geographical Contexts Thora Tenbrink PART V Individual and Group Differences in Geographic Behavior and Cognition 13. Individual Differences in Large-Scale Spatial Abilities and Strategies Mary Hegarty, Heather Burte, and Alexander P. Boone 14 Sex and Gender in Geographic Behavior and Cognition Carol A. Lawton 15. Navigating without Vision: Principles of Blind Spatial Cognition Nicholas A. Giudice PART VI Environmental Attitudes 16. Place Pragya Agarwal 17. Environmental Aesthetics Sara Hadavi and William C. Sullivan 18. Environmental Risks and Hazards from a Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective Patricia Gober PART VII Further Disciplinary Applications of Cognitive-Behavioral Geography 19. Architectural Cognition and Behavior Ruth Conroy Dalton, Jakub Krukar, and Christoph Hoelscher 20. Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Geography Paul M. Torrens 21. Early Geographic Education: Cognitive Considerations Dave H. Uttal PART VIII Coda 22. The Future of Behavioral and Cognitive Geography: A Coda Roger M. Downs Index

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  • NCID
    BB26175973
  • ISBN
    • 9781784717537
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cheltenham, UK
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 419 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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