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Geography -- Research -- Methodology.
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Descript |
xix, 459 p. : ill. |
Contents |
List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Boxes. List of Exercises. Notes on Contributors. Acknowledgments. 1 Introduction ( John Paul Jones III and Basil Gomez ). Part I Theory and Methodology. 2 Theorizing Our World ( Ian Graham Ronald Shaw, Deborah P. Dixon, and John Paul Jones III ). 3 Observing Our World ( Bruce L. Rhoads and David Wilson ). 4 Measurement and Interpretation ( Sent Visser and John Paul Jones III ). 5 Operational Decisions ( Andrew Herod and Kathleen C. Parker ). 6 Sampling Our World ( Ryan R. Jensen and J. Matthew Shumway ). Part II Collecting Data. 7 Physical Landscapes ( Michael J. Crozier, Ulrike Hardenbicker, and Basil Gomez ). 8 Climates ( Julie A. Winkler ). 9 Vegetation ( Thomas W. Gillespie and Glen M. MacDonald ). 10 Remote Sensing ( Douglas A. Stow ). 11 Secondary Data ( Kevin St Martin and Marianna Pavlovskaya ). 12 Social Surveys, Interviews, and Focus Groups ( Anna J. Secor ). 13 Ethnography and Participant Observation ( Debbie Allsop, Hannah Allen, Helen Clare, Ian Cook, Hayley Raxter, Christina Upton, and Alice Williams ). 14 Cultural Landscapes ( Richard H. Schein ). 15 Human-Environment Field Study ( Paul F. Robbins ). Part III Representing and Analyzing. 16 Maps and Diagrams ( Stephen P. Hanna ). 17 Descriptive Statistics ( Sent Visser and John Paul Jones III ). 18 Explanatory Statistics ( Sent Visser and John Paul Jones III ). 19 Mathematical Analysis ( Sandra Lach Arlinghaus ). 20 Regional Analysis ( Gordon F. Mulligan ). 21 Modeling ( Yvonne Martin and Stefania Bertazzon ). 22 Geographic Information Systems ( Michael F. Goodchild ). 23 Analyzing Meaning ( Deborah P. Dixon ). Part IV Obligations. 24 The Politics and Ethics of Research ( David M. Smith ). 25 Writing It Up ( Dydia DeLyser ). Glossary. Index. |
Note |
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
Alt author |
Gomez, Basil.
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Jones, John Paul, 1955-
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ISBN |
9781444327731 (e-book) |
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9781405107112 (pbk.) |
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9781405107105 (hbk.) |
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