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Digital History, GIS, and Spatial Humanities: Mapping the Historical Population Geography of Two Regions in Bulgaria, 1840–1934

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dc.contributor.coauthorErdem Kabadayı, M. (57222366262)
dc.contributor.coauthorBoykov, Grigor (57192851639)
dc.contributor.coauthorGerrits, Piet (59786333400)
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-31T08:20:25Z
dc.date.available2025-12-31
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis chapter explores the potential of digital history, geographic information systems (GIS), and spatial humanities in Ottoman studies, with a focus on a historical geographic information system (HGIS) application. It highlights the transformative impact of digital humanities (DH) on historical knowledge production, enabling replication and deeper research. Incorporating GIS into DH has led to geospatial humanities and spatial history, opening new research avenues. Ottoman studies are relatively new to these approaches, with limited data-driven research. The chapter addresses challenges arising from the historical disconnect between history and geography in Ottoman studies, emphasizing the significance of gazetteers and historical population data for large-scale HGIS applications. Presenting a case study analyzing historical census data for two Bulgarian regions, it assesses HGIS benefits and limitations. The chapter advocates a transparent, replicable, and cautious interpretation of digital and spatial historical analyses, calling for the continued development of geospatial methods in south-east Europe for long-term historical population geography insights. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1017/9781009086202.017
dc.identifier.embargoNo
dc.identifier.endpage201
dc.identifier.isbn9781316514542
dc.identifier.isbn9781009086202
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dc.identifier.startpage181
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009086202.017
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/31522
dc.keywordsDigital history
dc.keywordsGazetteers
dc.keywordsGeographic information system (GIS)
dc.keywordsGeospatial humanities
dc.keywordsHistorical census data
dc.keywordsHistorical population geography
dc.keywordsOttoman studies
dc.keywordsReplicability
dc.keywordsSouth-east Europe
dc.keywordsSpatial history
dc.keywordsSpatial humanities
dc.keywordsThe Balkans
dc.keywordsTransparency
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.affiliationKoç University
dc.relation.collectionKoç University Institutional Repository
dc.relation.openaccessYes
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleDigital History, GIS, and Spatial Humanities: Mapping the Historical Population Geography of Two Regions in Bulgaria, 1840–1934
dc.typeBook Chapter
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