Key Methods in Geography

Fourth Edition
Nicholas Clifford
Meghan Cope
Thomas W. Gillespie
Key Methods in Geography
April 2023 | 784 pages | Sage UK
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Description

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.

Contents

Starting Points And Perspectives

  • Getting Started In Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help
  • Health, Safety And Risk In The Field
  • On Being Ethical In Geographical Research
  • Identifying And Reviewing The Key Literature For Your Assignment
  • Effective Research Communication
  • Fundamentals Of Mapping And GIS
  • Decolonial Methods

Exploring Human And More-Than-Human Geographies

  • Historical And Archival Research
  • Conducting Questionnaire Surveys
  • Semi-Structured Interviews And Focus Groups
  • Respondent Diaries
  • Participant Observation
  • Researching Affect And Emotion
  • More-Than-Human Research Methodologies
  • Textual Analysis
  • Interpreting The Visual
  • Using Digital Social Data In Geographic Research
  • GeoHumanities And Creative Research Methods
  • Critical GIS
  • Quantitative Modelling In Human Geography

Exploring The Physical Environment

  • Making Observations And Measurements In The Field
  • Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) For Predicting, Visualizing, And Modelling Environmental Change
  • Getting Information From The Past: Palaeoecological Studies Of Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Numerical Modelling: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography
  • Simulation And Reduced Complexity Models
  • Remote Sensing And Satellite Earth Observation
  • Digital Terrain Analysis
  • Environmental GIS
  • Models And Data In Biogeography And Landscape Ecology
  • Environment And Sustainability: Environmental Auditing, Impact Assessment And Valuation Revised

Geographical Analysis: Interpreting, Visualising, And Representing Geographical Data

  • Making Use Of Secondary Data
  • Using Statistics To Describe And Explore Spatial Data
  • Exploring And Presenting Quantitative Data
  • Case Study Methodology
  • Making Sense Of Qualitative Data: Coding, Organizing, And Analyzing
  • Video, Audio And Technology-Based Applications
  • Writing: An Embodied Spatial Practice of Scholarly Sharing

Perspectives On Research In Practice

  • Encountering The Digital In Human Geography Research
  • Doing Engaged Scholarship: Why Methods Matter

Description

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.

Contents

Starting Points And Perspectives

  • Getting Started In Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help
  • Health, Safety And Risk In The Field
  • On Being Ethical In Geographical Research
  • Identifying And Reviewing The Key Literature For Your Assignment
  • Effective Research Communication
  • Fundamentals Of Mapping And GIS
  • Decolonial Methods

Exploring Human And More-Than-Human Geographies

  • Historical And Archival Research
  • Conducting Questionnaire Surveys
  • Semi-Structured Interviews And Focus Groups
  • Respondent Diaries
  • Participant Observation
  • Researching Affect And Emotion
  • More-Than-Human Research Methodologies
  • Textual Analysis
  • Interpreting The Visual
  • Using Digital Social Data In Geographic Research
  • GeoHumanities And Creative Research Methods
  • Critical GIS
  • Quantitative Modelling In Human Geography

Exploring The Physical Environment

  • Making Observations And Measurements In The Field
  • Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) For Predicting, Visualizing, And Modelling Environmental Change
  • Getting Information From The Past: Palaeoecological Studies Of Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Numerical Modelling: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography
  • Simulation And Reduced Complexity Models
  • Remote Sensing And Satellite Earth Observation
  • Digital Terrain Analysis
  • Environmental GIS
  • Models And Data In Biogeography And Landscape Ecology
  • Environment And Sustainability: Environmental Auditing, Impact Assessment And Valuation Revised

Geographical Analysis: Interpreting, Visualising, And Representing Geographical Data

  • Making Use Of Secondary Data
  • Using Statistics To Describe And Explore Spatial Data
  • Exploring And Presenting Quantitative Data
  • Case Study Methodology
  • Making Sense Of Qualitative Data: Coding, Organizing, And Analyzing
  • Video, Audio And Technology-Based Applications
  • Writing: An Embodied Spatial Practice of Scholarly Sharing

Perspectives On Research In Practice

  • Encountering The Digital In Human Geography Research
  • Doing Engaged Scholarship: Why Methods Matter

April 2023 | 784 pages | Sage UK

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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.


Table Of Contents:

  • Starting Points And Perspectives
  • Getting Started In Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help
  • Health, Safety And Risk In The Field
  • On Being Ethical In Geographical Research
  • Identifying And Reviewing The Key Literature For Your Assignment
  • Effective Research Communication
  • Fundamentals Of Mapping And GIS
  • Decolonial Methods
  • Exploring Human And More-Than-Human Geographies
  • Historical And Archival Research
  • Conducting Questionnaire Surveys
  • Semi-Structured Interviews And Focus Groups
  • Respondent Diaries
  • Participant Observation
  • Researching Affect And Emotion
  • More-Than-Human Research Methodologies
  • Textual Analysis
  • Interpreting The Visual
  • Using Digital Social Data In Geographic Research
  • GeoHumanities And Creative Research Methods
  • Critical GIS
  • Quantitative Modelling In Human Geography
  • Exploring The Physical Environment
  • Making Observations And Measurements In The Field
  • Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) For Predicting, Visualizing, And Modelling Environmental Change
  • Getting Information From The Past: Palaeoecological Studies Of Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Numerical Modelling: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography
  • Simulation And Reduced Complexity Models
  • Remote Sensing And Satellite Earth Observation
  • Digital Terrain Analysis
  • Environmental GIS
  • Models And Data In Biogeography And Landscape Ecology
  • Environment And Sustainability: Environmental Auditing, Impact Assessment And Valuation Revised
  • Geographical Analysis: Interpreting, Visualising, And Representing Geographical Data
  • Making Use Of Secondary Data
  • Using Statistics To Describe And Explore Spatial Data
  • Exploring And Presenting Quantitative Data
  • Case Study Methodology
  • Making Sense Of Qualitative Data: Coding, Organizing, And Analyzing
  • Video, Audio And Technology-Based Applications
  • Writing: An Embodied Spatial Practice of Scholarly Sharing
  • Perspectives On Research In Practice
  • Encountering The Digital In Human Geography Research
  • Doing Engaged Scholarship: Why Methods Matter

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An in-depth inquisition of the complex dynamic landscape associated with human and physical geography and their interactions, expertly articulated and packaged by an ecosystem of experts, key methods in geography is an ideal reference book for novice and experienced researchers. Faith Njoki Karanja - Geoinformation Expert
Dr Faith Njoki Karanja, University of Nairobi

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