Key methods in geography / edited by Nick J. Clifford, Shaun French, Gill Valentine.
Publication details: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2010.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: vii, 545 p. : ill. (some col.) , maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781412935081 (cloth)
- 9781412935098 (paper)
- 372.891 22 KEY
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Contents
Getting Started in Geographical Research
1. Getting Started in Geographical Research : how this book can help
2. How to conduct a Literature Search
3. Ethical Practice in Geographical Research
4. Health and Safety in the field
Generating and Working with data in Human Geography
5. Making Use of Secondary Data
6. Conducting Questionnaire Surveys
7. Finding historical Sources
8. Semi-structured interviews and focus Groups
9. Participants Observation
10 Geography and the Interpretation Research Methods
11. Participatory Research methods
12. Working in Different Cultures
13. Internet mediated Research
14. Diaries as a Research Method
Generating and Working with data in Physical Geography
15. Getting Information about the past : Paleo and Historical Data Sources of Climate
16. Making observations and Measurements in the Field
17. Sampling Geography
18. Analysis a Natural System
19. Numerical Modelling in Physical Geography: understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography
20. Using Remotely Sensed Imagery
Representing and Interpreting Geographical Data
21. Data Handling and Representation
22. Mapping and Graphicacy
23. Using Statistics to Describe and Explore Data
24. An Introduction to Geostatistics
25. Using Geographical information Systems
26. Statistical Analysis using PASW(formerly SPSS)
27. Coding Transcripts and Diaries
28. Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis
29. Analyzing Historical and Archival Sources
30. Analyzing Cultural Texts
31. Writing Essays, Reports and Dissertations
32. Understanding Assessment
Includes bibliographical references and index: p. 537-545
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