Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 10.1:
The DEEP process for
applied geographical analysis
Source:
Pacione (1999b)
policy-making and the monitoring of problems. More specifically it focuses on 'the sense
of the problem, the contribution to decision making and policy, the monitoring of actions
and the evaluation of plans. But these are common to all applied social sciences' (Sant
1982:3) and so the geographer must ensure that he or she can make a distinctive
contribution through the use of approaches, tools, techniques or skills which other social
scientists, consultants and policy-makers do not possess, if it is regarded as important that
a geographical approach survives.
Pacione (1999b:1) argued that 'Applied geography is concerned with the application
of geographical knowledge and skills to the resolution of real-world social, economic and
environmental problems' such as those associated with recreation and tourism. Pacione
also developed the argument of 'useful knowledge' which also raises the inevitable
