Scale and the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography
It is often stated that one of the advantages of geography is its ability to include various spatial scales (other than the individual). In transport policy, the workplace is increasingly seen as a level of intervention which, as a consequence, should be researched by geographers. The present essay...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2012-12-01
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| description | It is often stated that one of the advantages of geography is its ability to include various spatial scales (other than the individual). In transport policy, the workplace is increasingly seen as a level of intervention which, as a consequence, should be researched by geographers. The present essay discusses the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography. Exploratory measures indicate that 12 to 65 % of the variance in mode choice can be attributed to this level, with considerable differences between modes. However, these measures ignore the relationships and interactions of and between employees. An alternative, network-based view on workplaces is illustrated by means of a small case study. The empirical examples are the starting point for a discussion of some methodological issues related to analyses at multiple levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24e4e2ae4bb343f6995e7cd711cc0d4e2022-12-21T22:22:09ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352012-12-01110.4000/belgeo.6229Scale and the workplace as level of analysis in transport geographyThomas VanoutriveIt is often stated that one of the advantages of geography is its ability to include various spatial scales (other than the individual). In transport policy, the workplace is increasingly seen as a level of intervention which, as a consequence, should be researched by geographers. The present essay discusses the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography. Exploratory measures indicate that 12 to 65 % of the variance in mode choice can be attributed to this level, with considerable differences between modes. However, these measures ignore the relationships and interactions of and between employees. An alternative, network-based view on workplaces is illustrated by means of a small case study. The empirical examples are the starting point for a discussion of some methodological issues related to analyses at multiple levels.http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/6229transport geographyworkplacevariance partitioningscale |
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| title | Scale and the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography |
| title_full | Scale and the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Scale and the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography |
| title_short | Scale and the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography |
| title_sort | scale and the workplace as level of analysis in transport geography |
| topic | transport geography workplace variance partitioning scale |
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