WISERD Qualitative GIS Conference: Emerging Issues and Possible Futures Booking
Dates: Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th August 2010
Time: Three Full Days
Location: Cardiff University
Overview
This is an international conference on qualitative GIS. 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 Wales in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, methodologies and analyses and has embarked upon a programme of data integration, primary research and capacity building.
This conference will bring together interested people from a wide variety of disciplines in order to:
1) discuss some of the theoretical and methodological challenges in moving Qualitative GIS forward;
2) consider the possibility of an international and collaborative research agenda and working group for Qualitative GIS;
3) 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-Po Kwan, Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Geography, The Ohio State University
Marianna Pavlovskaya, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Hunter College, CUNY
Fee Information
Conference fee is £250 (for all three days). This includes conference materials, lunch and refreshments. It does not include any travel or accommodation costs.
Registration Details
Registration is open now. Places are limited to 60 people. To register your interest, and receive further details, please contact us using the following details:
WISERD, Cardiff University, 46 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BB
Email: wiserd@cardiff.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 2920 879338
Fax: +44 (0) 2920 876318
