Key Methods in Geography
- Nicholas Clifford - Loughborough University, UK
- Meghan Cope - University of Vermont, USA
- Thomas Gillespie - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Shaun French - The University of Nottingham, UK
"Practical, accessible, careful and interesting, this...revised volume brings the subject up-to-date and explains, in bite sized chunks, the "how's" and "why's" of modern day geographical study...[It] brings together physical and human approaches again in a new synthesis." - Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
Key Methods in Geography is the perfect introductory companion, providing an overview of qualitative and quantitative methods for human and physical geography.
New to the third edition:
- 12 new chapters representing emerging themes including online, virtual and digital geographical methods
- Video introductions for each section
- Real-life case study examples
- Summaries and exercises for each chapter
- Free online access to full text of Progress in Human Geography and Progress in Physical Geography Progress Reports
Supplements
For students
- SAGE journal articles
- Further reading
- Exercises
- Supplementary material
This excellent book remains the most comprehensive and accessible introduction to research methods in Geography today. The new edition will be essential reading for any student undertaking independent research as part of their degree
A new generation of scholars explain how to get started with geographical research. Geography is an academic subject that rapidly evolves. What was in vogue on year can soon be passé. However, Key Methods in Geography provides a mixture that both preserves the best of the past and introduces what is both more new and most promising. Unnecessary verbiage is out – clarity is in. Practical, accessible careful and interesting, this greatly updated and revised volume brings the subject up-to-date and explains in bite sized chunks the hows and whys of modern day geographical study that begins to brings together physical and human approaches again in a new synthesis.
This collection is a valuable resource for geography students and researchers at all levels, in human geography, physical geography, and GIScience. It stands apart from many methods texts by speaking to the complete research process – from conceptualizing and designing geographical research, to collecting and analyzing many different forms of evidence, to representing results and finding in diverse ways. The volume is noteworthy in the breadth of methods it includes, spanning classic approaches that have been foundational to geographical scholarship and some of the discipline’s newest and most innovative methodological practices.
This is an excellent first stop for any geography dissertation student - and very well placed for those research across the physical-human divide.
This is an essential text for geography undergraduates and lecturers designing undergraduate modules. It offers a useful introduction to - and overview of - key geographical research methods (both quantitative and qualitative, human and physical), alongside a discussion of fieldwork practicalities, techniques of analysis, and issues such as ethics and risk. I regularly recommend this as a first point of call for both first years, just beginning their forays into fieldwork, and final year students, commencing on their independent research projects.
The text presents clearly written introductions to a comprehensive range of research techniques. I recommend this book to geography and environmental management undergraduates and postgraduates beginning to examine potential research methodologies.
This book is valuable and comprehensive in content, but practical for students learning in urban and regional planning field.
Having looked through the wide selection of methods discussed in the book, I think that this is perfect for the Researching Manchester course I'm leading, which aims to give Year 1 students a broad overview of many different approaches.
Excellent textbook that provides a state-of-the-art overview on different key methods students will need during their master courses and for their final exam.
This is a valuable volume that provides students a comprehensive overview of the key debates and practical challenges involved in geographic research methods. For academics, it will serve as a useful resource and entry point into new methods
New to the third edition:
- 12 new chapters representing emerging themes including online, virtual and digital geographical methods
- Video introductions for each section, including Nick Clifford talking about the importance of methods
- Real-life case study examples
- Now in full colour, with lots more maps to reflect the growing role of digital/spatial media
- Summaries and exercises for each chapter, and new student-focussed features including synopses, boxes, and updated further reading
- Free online access to full text of Progress in Human Geography and Progress in Physical Geography Progress Reports
