In this commentary, I reflect on geographical analysis as it enters middle age, focusing on what I perceive to be central elements—for both field and journal—of past growth and development, as well as future robustness and potential. My particular interest lies in evaluating “geographical analysis” as it stands today, taking the journal as one proxy for the larger field, and placing this within a wider context of quantitative human geography. As with any set of perspectives, mine are idiosyncratic and the product of a particular experience at a particular time. To make my case, I draw on manuscript citation histories from Geographical Analysis, my interpretation of recent developments in the discipline, and of course the insights of others who have plowed these pastures before me. I close by offering some thoughts about the future directions of our field and our journal.

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中年时期的地理分析

在这篇评论中，我将对进入中年的地理分析进行回顾，重点是我认为过去和过去的成长和发展以及未来的稳健性和潜力的核心要素（无论是领域还是期刊）。我的特别兴趣在于评估当今的“地理分析”，以该期刊为更大领域的代理，并将其置于定量人类地理学的更广泛范围内。如同任何一组观点一样，我的观点是特质的，是特定时间的特定经验的产物。为了说明这一点，我借鉴了《地理分析》中的手稿引用历史，我对本学科最近发展的解释，当然还有其他在我之前耕过这些牧场的人的见解。最后，我提供了一些有关该领域和期刊未来发展方向的想法。