The Social Geography of “Seismic Intensity 7”

The Social Geography of McDonaldization

Ifocus in . . . this article on the social geography . . . of the McDonaldization of society. This, of course, is based on Max Weber’s famous work on rationalization and his vision of the social world as being increasingly encased in an “iron cage” of rationalization. This metaphor can be interpreted in various ways, but one that has not been explored systematically is from the perspective of s...

Spatial analysis of social pathology in Iran from the perspective of social geography using the Cocoso technique

Aims and Background: One of the issues that have a great contribution in achieving social comfort and welfare is security and analysis of its related components. The present study was conducted with the aim of social pathology and analyzing indicators related to social security in Iran by using the combined compromise solution, which is one of the new multi-attribute decision-making techniques....

Cultural and Social Geography

Social geography: participatory research

This second of three reviews of action-orientated research in social geography focuses on one area of this work which is thriving. Moving, like many good ideas, from the field conventionally viewed as ‘development’ to wider application, participatory research (PR) has seen rapid expansion in recent years (see Breitbart, 2003; Kesby et al., 2004; Pratt, 2000). It has particular attractions for s...

Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment of Tehran Based on Arias Intensity

A probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in terms of Arias intensity is presented for the city of Tehran. Tehran is the capital and the most populated city of Iran. From economical, political and social points of view, Tehran is the most significant city of Iran. Many destructive earthquakes happened in Iran in the last centuries. Historical references indicate that the old city of Rey and the...