Key methods in geography. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Nick J. Clifford, Shaun French, Gill Valentine.
• Other Names: Clifford, N. J (Nicholas J.); French, Shaun; Valentine, Gill, 1965-
• Contents: PART ONE: GETTING STARTED IN GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; Getting Started in Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help - Nick Clifford, Shaun French and Gill Valentine; How to Conduct a Literature Search - Mick Healey and Ruth L Healey; Ethical Practice in Geographical Research - Iain Hay; Health and Safety in the Field - Joanna Bullard; PART TWO: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; Making Use of Secondary Data - Paul White; Conducting Questionnaire Surveys - Sara L McLafferty; Finding Historical Sources - Miles Ogborn; Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Groups - Robyn Longhurst; Participant Observation - Eric Laurier; Geography and the Interpretation of Visual Imagery - Rob Bartram; Participatory Research Methods - Myrna M Breitbart; Working in Different Cultures - Fiona M Smith; Internet Mediated Research - Clare Madge; Diaries as a Research Method - Alan Latham; PART THREE: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; Getting Information About the Past: Palaeo and Historical Data Sources of Climate - Catherine Souch<br />Making Observations and Measurements in the Field - Alice Turkington; Sampling in Geography - Stephen Rice; Analysing a Natural System - Ellen Wohl; Numerical Modelling in Physical Geography: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography - Stuart N Lane; Using Remotely Sensed Imagery - Paul Aplin; PART FOUR: REPRESENTING AND INTERPRETING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA; Data Handling and Representation - Richard Field; Mapping and Graphicacy - Chris Perkins; Using Statistics to Describe and Explore Data - Danny Dorling; An Introduction to Geostatistics - Adrian Chappell; Using Geographical Information Systems - Michael Batty; Statistical Analysis Using PASW (formerly SPSS) - John H McKendrick; Coding Transcripts and Diaries - Meghan Cope; Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis - Bettina van Hoven; Analyzing Historical and Archival Sources - Iain S Black; Analysing Cultural Texts - Marcus A Doel; Writing Essays, Reports and Dissertations - Michael Bradford; Understanding Assessment - Robin A Kearns;
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (568 pages)
• Subjects: 910.01; Geography -- Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857025364; 0857025368
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