Ethos and praxis of the quantitative revolution in geography

The paper deals with the so-called quantitative revolution in geography that took place during the 50s and 60s, in the twentieth century. Changes associated with the revolution were fi rst conducted in American and British universities. The philosophical basis of the ensuing geographical paradigm is...

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Autores Principales: Zapata Salcedo, Jorge Luis, Gómez-Ramos, Arnulfo Manuel
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Español (Spanish)
Publicado: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada 2008
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10654/34644
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Sumario:The paper deals with the so-called quantitative revolution in geography that took place during the 50s and 60s, in the twentieth century. Changes associated with the revolution were fi rst conducted in American and British universities. The philosophical basis of the ensuing geographical paradigm is stressed; likewise, a brief critical review of the Hartshorne-Schaefer debate on “geographic exceptionalism” is attempted in light of its lasting infl uence on contemporary geography. Finally, the article selectively examines the role played by the new paradigm in advancing location theory and economic geography at large.