The Future of Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences

file:///N|/Voss/Courses/Spatial%20Statistics/Books%20and%20Articles/Anselin%20L.%201999.htm (1 of 25)6/9/2006 2:36:06 PM The Future of Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences This paper presents a personal view on some emerging research directions at the interface of social science and spatial analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on methodological challenges presented by developments in social science theory, demands for data manipulation, and the need for education and dissemination. Acknowledgment: Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the Varenius Workshop on Status and Trends in Spatial Analysis, Santa Barbara, CA, Dec. 10–12, 1998, and as the opening address to Geoinformatics ’99, Ann Arbor, MI, June 19–21, 1999. Comments from Shuming Bao, referees and participants at the workshops are gratefully acknowledged. Part of the research reported on in this paper was supported by NSF grant BCS-9978058 to the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (CSISS).