Thesis ID: CBB001567220

Spatial Analysis of TCM and Western Medical Services in Republican Beijing: An Historical GIS Approach (2010)

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Zhang, Peiyao (Author)


Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hui, Lin
So, Billy K. L


Publication Date: 2010
Edition Details: Advisor: Hui, Lin, So, Billy K. L.
Physical Details: 182 pp.
Language: English

This research applies an historical GIS approach, which focuses on the spatial dimension as well as quantitative analysis to explore aspects of TCM and Western medical services in Beijing from 1912 to 1937. This dissertation provides a framework for successful integrated data management by establishing Republican Beijing historical information management as an organizational priority. Based on this framework, a system that integrates the functions of data storage, selective retrieval, analysis, display and archiving is established. First, Republican Beijing historical GIS database is produced. Two approaches are provided to work out the street number sequences and zone the 80 subdistricts respectively. Second, four kinds of spatial analytical methods, including buffer analysis, two-step floating catchment area method, spatial auto-correlation and GWR are integrated and used to explore the spatial patterns of TCM, Western medical services and their correlations with urban morphology, market, religious, educational and legal patterns. The main contributions are three-fold: First, Republican Beijing historical information management can successfully manage integrated data for medical service studies of Republican Beijing. Historical data coming out of the historical enquiries can be collected, organized, managed, processed, analyzed and displayed. This framework may have some methodological implications on how to collect, organize, represent and analyze historical urban information in a GIS environment. Second, Republican Beijing historical GIS database is not just the foundation of spatial analysis in this research, but provides a useful resource for scholars in many years to come. Through this database, public health, urban morphology, education, religion, market and legal cultural observations can be accessed by any investigator throughout Republican Beijing. The approach to identifying the street number improves the accuracy of the database while the approach of zoning 80 districts solves the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem. In fact, these are very common problems encountered in historical GIS research that are concerned with "accuracy" and "scale". The two approaches may shed some light on solving such problems. Finally, through the application of spatial analytical and spatial statistical methods, a better understanding of the spatial patterns of TCM and Western medical services and their correlations with urban morphology, market, religious, educational and legal patterns can be acquired.

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Description Cited in Dissertation Abstracts International-A 73/01, Jul 2012. Proquest Document ID: 902185451.


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Authors & Contributors
Karchmer, Eric I.
Statman, Alexander
Daidoji, Keiko
Liu, Xuan
Yeo, Insok
Wang, Hongxia
Concepts
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Medicine
East Asia, civilization and culture
Medicine, Chinese traditional
Transmission of ideas
Western world, civilization and culture
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
17th century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
20th century, early
18th century
Places
China
Europe
Vietnam
Beijing (China)
Angola
Rhodesia
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Suzhou Hospital of National Medicine
Royal Society of London
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