Research Methods in Geography

A Critical Introduction
Herausgeber: Gomez, Basil; Jones, John Paul

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive text introduces the research methodologies found in both human and physical geography. Careful attention is given to the theories that underlie different types of research, to key issues in research methodology, to the collection of different types of data, and to a range of contemporary geographic techniques, both quantitative and qualitative. This indispensable volume starts with a broad-based grounding in the conceptual frameworks lying behind data acquisition and analysis. Foundational chapters - co-authored by human and physical geographers - also provide multiple perspectives on central questions in research methodology, while a series of central essays relating to methods and techniques focus on ways that students, as young researchers, can conceptualize objects of analysis, collect and analyze pertinent data, and interpret the results of their work. Key terminology and exercises are also included throughout. Unique in both content and organization, Research Methods in Geography provides students with a solid conceptual and practical foundation in the basic principles and methodologies utilized in geography today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 178mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 980g
• ISBN-13: 9781405107105
• ISBN-10: 1405107103
• Artikelnr.: 31707715

Autorenporträt

Basil Gomez is an Editor-in-Chief of the online journal Geography Compass. He has published widely across a number of journals. John Paul Jones III is Professor of Geography and Director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He was the co-founder and co-director of the Committee on Social Theory at the University of Kentucky, where he taught from 1986 to 2003. He is co-editor of the journal Dialogues in Human Geography.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

List of Boxes.

List of Exercises.

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I: Theory and Methodology.

Part II: Collecting Data.

Part IV: Obligations.

Glossary.

Index.

Rezensionen

"Encompassing both the new-and-trendy and the tried-and-true, thiscomprehensive 'travel guide' across the discipline's vast anddiverse intellectual terrain is remarkable for its breadth, depth,and scope."
--Jonathan D. Phillips, University of Kentucky

"This vibrant and engaging collection takes students through theresearch process from conceptual foundations to writing, makingthis book an ideal guide for those undertaking their first researchproject."
--Joanne P. Sharp, University of Glasgow

"This excellent text, giving both a synoptic and detailedtreatment of the subject, and written by some of the most respectedgeographers in the field, will be extremely useful for all flavorsof methods courses in geography. It will also be a valuablereference for students and faculty alike, whether in the humangeography, physical geography, or geographic information sciencerealm."
--Dawn Wright, Oregon State University