human fieldwork

Question 1

what is the title of the human geography investigation

Answer 1

the pattern of housing and environmental quality in Reigate

Question 2

what were the factors considered when choosing a suitable question for human geography

Answer 2

• is it accessible
• is it safe
• have you got permission
• is it local
• is there data to collect there

Question 3

what are the primary data sources for human geography investigation

Answer 3

• environmental quality survey
• housing quality survey
• photos

Question 4

what are the secondary sources of data for human geography investigation

Answer 4

• census data
• index of multiple deprivation
• Zoopla for housing prices

Question 5

what was the conclusion for the human geography investigation

Answer 5

• housing and environmental quality increase as you travel further away from the centre of Reigate
• housing and environmental quality increases with height of land from Reigate

Question 6

what were the risks for the human fieldwork

Answer 6

• adverse weather
• stranger danger
• cars

Question 7

what was the evaluation for the human fieldwork

Answer 7

• methods support conclusions to some extent, by splitting Reigate into zones provided good spatial coverage. 10 streets were sampled which meant a good representation of the area was achieved
• problems with data collection methods: the subjective nature of carrying out an EQS and HQS. one persons view is different from another’s, they could either over score or under score an area
• the EIS only graded environmental features and their qualities from +2 to -2. this scale is relatively small which makes it hard to differentiate good and bad quality necessarily, enlarge to +5 to -5 next time
• there were certain streets that were not represented in the data collection therefore it is not a true representation necessarily of urban zoning in Reigate, the sample size of streets investigates needs to be enlarged
• improvements- results could be supported using Census and index of multiple deprivation which would provide a greater insight into socio-economic characteristics