TY - BOOK AU - Clifford,N.J. AU - Cope,Meghan AU - Gillespie,Thomas W. TI - Key methods in geography SN - 9781529772081 (hbk) AV - G74 .K429 2023 U1 - 910.72 KEY 23 PY - 2023/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Geography KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Getting started in geographical research: how this book can help; Nick Clifford, Shaun French and Gill Valentine; How to conduct a literature serch; Mick Healey and Ruth L. Healey --; Ethical practice in geographical research; Iain Hay; Health and safety in the field; Joanna Bullard; 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 theinterpretation 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; Getting information about the past: palaeo and historical data sources of climate; Catherine Souch; 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; 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 transripts and diaries; Meghan Cope; Computer assisted qualitative data analysis; Bettina van Hoven; Analysing 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. N2 - "An introductory companion, providing an overview of qualitative and quantitative methods for human and physical geography. It contains key features such as real-life case studies, summaries and exercised for each chapter"-- ER -