Title Integrating content analysis into urban research: compatibility with sociotope method and multimodal graph /
Authors Zaleckis, Kęstutis ; Grazuleviciute-Vileniske, Indrė ; Vitkuvienė, Jurga ; Tranaviciute, Brigita ; Dogan, Huriye Armagan ; Sinkiene, Jolita ; Grunskis, Tomas
DOI 10.1177/2158244019840115
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Is Part of SAGE Open.. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE. 2019, vol. 9, iss. 1, p. 1-13.. ISSN 2158-2440
Keywords [eng] content analysis ; GIS ; interdisciplinary research ; Kaunas ; multimodal graph ; sociotope method ; space syntax ; urban genotype ; urban studies
Abstract [eng] The content analysis approach is well-established and acknowledged sociological research technique, although it is constantly evolving and its field of application is expanding. The aim of the article is to demonstrate the possibilities to use the content analysis method in urban studies. It includes the analysis of literature and the example of methodology design in the frame of case of the study of modernization of Lithuanian cities during the Soviet period. It can be concluded that the content analysis method is a flexible tool that can be integrated both with sociospatial (sociotope methodology) and spatial (Space Syntax, multimodal graph) research methods and reinforce social dimension in spatial analysis of cities.
Published Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2019
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