Abstract: This article explores the role of mathematical modeling within human geography. The focus is thematic in nature providing an overview of a highly diverse literature. The approaches to modeling in geography are organized as a typology that classifies models according to genre and applications. Key methodological challenges that distinguish geographic modeling from that practiced in other social science disciplines are discussed. These include issues related to spatial dependence, changes in geographical scale as well as the question of local contextual effects, and their treatment in geographical models. This article ends with some comments about the future prospects for geographical modeling.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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