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| RECONSTRUCTING THE BASIC FRAMEWORK OF BEHAVIOR GEOGRAPHY FROM A RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVE |
| NIU Cai-cheng1, ZHANG Wen-jia2 |
1. School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China;
2. College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China |
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Abstract Behavioral geography explores the interactions between human behavior and geographical environments from a micro-scale perspective, providing a foundation for understanding micro-level humanenvironment relations. However, traditional behavioral geography paradigms face significant limitations when analyzing complex human-environment interactions, particularly in the context of China’s new urbanization phase that emphasizes human-centered and sustainable development. This paper reviews the current development challenges in behavioral geography and examines the theoretical background and disciplinary influence of the relational turn, attempting to reconstruct the theoretical and analytical framework of behavioral geography from a relational perspective. We identify three key challenges: the predominant focus on static relationships between individuals and environment while overlooking social networks and interactions; the disconnect between macro and micro-scale analyses; and the limitations of traditional data collection methods in capturing complex behavioral patterns. The proposed framework emphasizes placing individuals within the macro-structural context of social relationships, establishing a cross-scale research paradigm that bridges micro-individual behaviors and macro-geographical phenomena through network analysis. By investigating micro-scale individual spatiotemporal behaviors from a network lens, this approach reveals broader societal patterns that conventional micro-scale approaches might overlook.
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Received: 17 June 2024
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Corresponding Authors:
10.13959/j.issn.1003-2398.2025.05.002
E-mail: wenjiazhang@tongji.edu.cn
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