Key Methods in Geography
eBook - ePub

Key Methods in Geography

  1. 784 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Key Methods in Geography

About this book

Key Methods in Geography is the perfect introductory companion, providing an overview of qualitative and quantitative methods for human and physical geography. The fourth edition of this essential and accessible primer covers the breadth of the discipline and offer critical and contextual perspectives on research methods. New coverage takes account of newer technologies and practice, and 9 new chapters bring greater diversity of positionality and perspective to the volume, including decolonial methods, predicting, visualizing and modelling climate and environmental change, and writing up research. Case study examples, summaries and exercises have been included in each chapter to enable learning.

This is vital reading for any student undertaking a Geography Methods module as well as a valuable resource for any student embarking on independent research as part of their degree.

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Yes, you can access Key Methods in Geography by Nicholas Clifford, Meghan Cope, Thomas Gillespie, Nicholas Clifford,Meghan Cope,Thomas Gillespie in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Human Geography. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. About the Editors
  8. About the Contributors
  9. Preface and Acknowledgements
  10. Section One Starting Points and Perspectives
  11. 1 Getting Started in Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help
  12. 2 Health, Safety and Risk in the Field
  13. 3 On Being Ethical in Geographical Research
  14. 4 Identifying and Reviewing the Key Literature for Your Assignment
  15. 5 Effective Research Communication
  16. 6 Fundamentals of Mapping and GIS
  17. 7 Decolonial Methods
  18. Section Two Exploring Human and More-Than-Human Geographies
  19. 8 Historical and Archival Research
  20. 9 Conducting Questionnaire Surveys
  21. 10 Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Groups
  22. 11 Respondent Diaries
  23. 12 Participant Observation
  24. 13 Researching Affect and Emotion
  25. 14 More-Than-Human Research Methodologies
  26. 15 Textual Analysis
  27. 16 Interpreting the Visual
  28. 17 Using Digital Social Data in Geographical Research
  29. 18 GeoHumanities and Creative Research Methods
  30. 19 Critical GIS*
  31. 20 Quantitative Modelling in Human Geography
  32. Section Three Exploring the Physical Environment
  33. 21 Making Observations and Measurements in the Field
  34. 22 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Predicting, Visualizing and Modelling Environmental Change
  35. 23 Getting Information From the Past: Palaeoecological Studies of Terrestrial Ecosystems
  36. 24 Numerical Modelling: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography
  37. 25 Simulation and Reduced Complexity Models
  38. 26 Remote Sensing and Satellite Earth Observation
  39. 27 Digital Terrain Analysis
  40. 28 Environmental GIS
  41. 29 Models and Data in Biogeography and Landscape Ecology
  42. 30 Environment and Sustainability: Environmental Auditing, Impact Assessment and Valuation Revised
  43. Section Four Geographical Analysis: Interpreting, Visualizing and Representing Geographical Data
  44. 31 Making Use of Secondary Data
  45. 32 Using Statistics to Describe and Explore Spatial Data
  46. 33 Exploring and Presenting Quantitative Data
  47. 34 Case Study Methodology
  48. 35 Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Coding, Organizing and Analysing
  49. 36 Video, Audio and Technology-Based Applications
  50. 37 Writing: An Embodied Spatial Practice of Scholarly Sharing
  51. Section Five Perspectives on Research in Practice
  52. 38 Encountering the Digital in Human Geography Research
  53. 39 Doing Engaged Scholarship: Why Methods Matter
  54. 40 Conclusion
  55. Index