A Theoretical Framework for Alternative Models of Spatial Decision and Behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8375249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Couclelis (University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-113 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1986.tb00106.x |
| OpenAlex | W2116322797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 23 |
As research into human spatial behavior diversifies and progresses, the accumulation of empirical findings seems to outpace the opportunities for conceptual organization in the field. This state of affairs is common in some newer areas of science where classical patterns of explanation are no longer found to be achievable or even relevant. In the quest for conceptual frameworks that would help make sense of research developments defying familiar modes of theorizing, many of these "sciences of complexity''have turned to formal theories of modeling for logical integration and insight. Addressing a similar apparent need in behavioral geography, this paper outlines a framework derived from discrete model theory that clarifies the relationships between three seemingly different types of models of spatial choice (based on the principles of stimulus-response, rational choice, and cognitive information processing). Several general questions of interest to behavioral modelers may be approached in the context of that framework, which could contribute to some of the ongoing empirical work in the field a useful theoretical dimension. Key Words: behavioral modelstheory of modelingutility maximizingproduction system models
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Conceptual framework · Context (archaeology) · Data science · Dimension (graph theory) · Economics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Geography · Management science · Social science · Sociology · Cognitive Science and Mapping · Computer Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Mathematics · Psychology · Urban Planning and Valuation
Agent-Based Models
Modelling spatial choice
A Theoretical Imperative
Microsimulation Methods in Spatial Analysis and Planning
Applications of behavioural research on spatial problems I
Person-environment theories in contemporary perceptual and behavioural geography I
Recent Advances in Modeling Spatial Choice Behavior
Image and environment
Urban Liveability
Homo Economicus, Physical Metaphors, and Universal Models in Economic Geography
A Century of Physical Geography Research in the Annals
The Explicit Representation of Context in Agent-Based Models of Complex Adaptive Spatial Systems
Coming Home
A Century of Method-Oriented Scholarship in the Annals
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2014 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |