A Walk in Thirdspace: Place, Methods and Walking

Moles, Kate

doi:10.5153/sro.1745

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“…What should we do analytically with the sociospatial perceptions of researchers as they go about the urban spaces and places, the neighborhoods and cities about which they would like to draw conclusions? Moles (2008), reflecting on her research on a public park, argued that walking as method "allowed me to really connect with the park; it allowed me to spend long amounts of time getting to know my research subject. It allowed me to experience the natural elements of the park at ground level, something discussed in the section below.…”

Section: Walking As Method: Developing Local Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Walking has long contributed insights to qualitative urban research, helping us generate geographical questions informed by observation of the use of space over time that might not be easy to capture through other methods (Anderson 2004;Moles 2008;Edensor 2010). In particular, walking offers an opportunity for serendipitous discovery of unexpected contexts for social and spatial conjunction.…”

Section: Toward Explicit Comparative Walking Practicementioning

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Walking as Method: Toward Methodological Forthrightness and Comparability in Urban Geographical Research

Pierce

Lawhon

2015

The Professional Geographer

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Qualitative urban geographical research should explicitly acknowledge insights gained from walking (the iterative exploration and observation of cities on foot), which enhances local literacy and enables researchers to compare methods more explicitly. Some urban geographers might use walking as a method, but it is rarely reported in published scholarship. This article argues for the explicit inclusion of walking in methodological reporting for urban research. We suggest that reporting the walking that researchers do adds rigor to research findings and should be distinguished from research where this practice is absent, we report on international experiences using walking in combination with other methods, and we conclude with a proposal for comparable urban geographic walking practices.

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Section: Walking As Method: Developing Local Literacymentioning

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Section: Toward Explicit Comparative Walking Practicementioning

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Walking as Method: Toward Methodological Forthrightness and Comparability in Urban Geographical Research

Pierce

Lawhon

2015

The Professional Geographer

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“…At present, many researchers interested in behavioural research (including tourist) turn to relatively innovative techniques of conducting an interview during the respondents' trips. The methods called 'walking interviews' include both recording the respondents' comments while they are visiting the city (and at the same time recording paths), and a technique in which the researcher follows the respondent or travels with him/her, and pausing their tourism activity with a conversationinterview at key places (WYLIE 2005, MOLES 2008, EVANS & JONES 2011. Refraining from comments concerning the many advantages and disadvantages of 'walking interviews' (due to the editor's restrictions on space), we may just point out their one major weakness, i.e.…”

Section: Qualitative Sociological Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applying ‘mixed methods’ in the study of tourist behaviours in the city – an example of conceptualization and application (discursive article)

Kotus¹,

Rzeszewski²

2015

Tour

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This article fits into the category of a conceptual-discursive article. Its aim is to discuss the application of 'mixed methods' in research concerning tourist behaviours, especially in the city. The article consists of a part presenting a set of methods used to study such behaviours and a part discussing the results concerning the application of a proposed research procedure algorithm. The authors take a behavioural approach and propose using a quasi-experimental method combined with techniques of mobility monitoring (GPS), and the qualitative methods used in sociological research. The article presents a discussion concerning 'mixed methods', discusses a proposed algorithm of research procedure and presents conclusions following the joint application of these methods.

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“…Estas rotas são ao mesmo tempo estrutura e estruturadas pelo meio ambiente construído. Através do caminhar nos tornamos parte da paisagem, não apenas um habitante, mas um caminhante (Moles 2008).…”

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Uma Fisiologia da Paisagem II: Percepção e Movimento

Pellini

2008

Rev. Mus. Arqueol. Etnol.

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Introdução: um ajuste no olharNos últimos anos tem crescido consideravelmente o uso dos chamados Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (GIS) como ferramenta de análise em arqueologia. Mas a despeito do seu uso cada vez mais freqüente, muitos pesquisadores ainda olham com desconfiança os resultados das análises.A principal crítica vem daqueles que consideram o GIS uma ferramenta de análise determinista. O problema a nosso ver não está no GIS, mas nos aportes teóricos que guiam as análises, principalmente no que se refere à definição de espaço. Como apontam Gillings e Goodrick (1996), a maioria dos estudos que aplicam o GIS em arqueologia utiliza uma noção de espaço que é estritamente cartesiana, onde espaço é visto como universal, mensurável e externo à atividade cultural. Neste sentido o espaço é tratado como elemento neutro e sem nenhum valor cultural, uma dimensão desumanizada caracterizada por linhas, pontos e planos. Esta perspectiva cartesiana tem limitado o potencial de análise do GIS já que esta geografia estéril falha em representar alguns aspectos das sociedades ou mesmo falha em representar processos geográficos mais complexos (Miller e Wentz 2003).Em arqueologia, nas concepções mais tradicionais, principalmente aquelas ligadas à escola processualista, o espaço existe independentemente da presença do observador. O meio desta forma é uma área neutra dentro da qual estruturas ecológicas e processos podem ser identificados. Resumo: Pensando que percepção é uma função do movimento, podemos dizer que a maneira com a qual os indivíduos percebem seu entorno depende de como elas se movem no meio. Se através do movimento os indivíduos alteram sua percepção do espaço, a dimensão espacial em arqueologia pode ser conceituada a partir dos perfis de mobilidade dos indivíduos. Hoje em dia as metodologias de análise em GIS possibilitam a reconstrução dos padrões de mobilidade humana utilizando as mais recentes pesquisas em fisiologia do movimento e as chamadas análises de visibilidade. Isto possibilita o desenvolvimento de abordagens que privilegiam aspectos cognitivos relacionados à percepção e movimento e, assim, a criação de ferramentas no GIS que vão além das noções cartesianas de espaço.Palavras-chave: GIS -Percepção -Movimento -Paisagem.

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A Walk in Thirdspace: Place, Methods and Walking

Cited by 95 publications

References 10 publications

Walking as Method: Toward Methodological Forthrightness and Comparability in Urban Geographical Research

Walking as Method: Toward Methodological Forthrightness and Comparability in Urban Geographical Research

Applying ‘mixed methods’ in the study of tourist behaviours in the city – an example of conceptualization and application (discursive article)

Uma Fisiologia da Paisagem II: Percepção e Movimento

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