Bristol Fieldwork

Question 1

When was the data collected?

Answer 1

June 16th 2023

Question 2

How do buildings change as we move from the CBD to the suburbs?

Answer 2

Buildings are higher in the CBD than suburbs since land is scarce and more expensive and people wanted to maximise land use.

Question 3

How does land use change as we go from the CBD to the suburbs?

Answer 3

The land would be more developed and expensive in the CBD and on average cleaner.

There is more social housing in the suburbs.

There was more litter and graffiti in the suburbs.

Question 4

What does RICEPOTS stand for in land use?

Answer 4

R - residential
I - industrial
C - commercial
E - entertainment
P - Public buildings
O - open space
T - transport
S - services

Question 5

Which type of land use was most prevalent in the CBD?

Answer 5

Commercial, at 63%.

Question 6

Which type of land use was most common in Southville?

Answer 6

Residential, at 64%.

Question 7

Why would the CBD be more developed than the suburbs?

Answer 7

The CBD attracts more tourists and is more commerce focused, therefore more economic growth occurs here.

Question 8

How many questionnaires were taken? Was this enough?

Answer 8

8 questionnaries were taken.

This was enough but we could have taken more to find a more accurate opinion.

Question 9

Did questionnaires give accurate and valid data?

Answer 9

They gave us an idea of the general public view of the area.

Question 10

How could we change the questionnaire sampling?

Answer 10

Get rid of the clip boards as it may scare off some people as we seem too formal.

Question 11

How many decibel readings were taken? Was this enough?

Answer 11

3 decibel readings were taken.

This was not enough as we needed more readings to create an accurate mean and discard of anomalous results.

Question 12

How did decibel readings help collect accurate and valid data for noise levels?

Answer 12

It is from a machine, so human error is negligible.

Question 13

What problems were there with collecting data on noise?

Answer 13

The numbers kept going up and down when measuring noise, preventing them from being precise.

Question 14

What should be done differently when collecting data on noise?

Answer 14

Do it in more areas and make sure to stay quiet when recording.

Question 15

What factors were used to collect qualitative data on environmental quality?

Answer 15

Recorded traffic levels.
Graffiti levels.
Building upkeep.

Question 16

What did the environmental quality survey find for Southville?

Answer 16

Narrow roads
Higher quality
Better upkeep
Less traffic + litter.

Question 17

How many environmental quality recordings were taken? Was this enough?

Answer 17

One was taken per area.

For accurate results and a mean, more should have been taken.

Question 18

How did environmental quality sampling help collect accurate and valid data?

Answer 18

It allowed us to compare results numerically than with descriptive language.

Question 19

Why was environmental quality sampled from 1-10?

Answer 19

To use numerical data rather than language which is easier to compare.

Question 20

What problems were there with collecting environmental quality data?

Answer 20

Its hard to quantify traffic and litter.
It is quite subjective and results vary easily.

Question 21

How would we do the environmental quality survey differently?

Answer 21

Repeat recordings to give a more accurate result.

Question 22

What sampling strategy was used for land use?

Answer 22

Systematic sampling with RICEPOTS, every 100 metres.

Question 23

Why was systematic sampling used for land use?

Answer 23

Simple but effective to do.
Valid data as it wasn’t time consuming.
It provided accurate results.

Question 24

How many land use recordings were taken? Was this enough?

Answer 24

15-19.

This was enough as we had a variety of data to use, we can use this to see how the area is varied and the predominant land use.

Question 25

How did land use sampling help collect accurate and valid data for land use?

Answer 25

It reduced bias as it was randomly selecting property on a street.

Question 26

What problems were there when collecting data on land use?

Answer 26

It is difficult to measure exactly 100m

Risk of getting hit by cars meant steps towards counting the 100m couldn’t be included.

Had to estimate the age of the building, could have been easier if we knew what typical buildings of each era was like.

Question 27

What should be done differently if you were to collect land use data again?

Answer 27

Use google maps to measure 100 metres, which is less time consuming and more accurate.

Question 28

What results can be taken from the results?

Answer 28

Southville had better environmental quality as people live there.

Southville - mainly residential
CBD - mainly commercial

More floors in Southville

Both environmental quality and land use differ highly.

Southville less noisy than CBD.

Question 29

What method of data presentation was used to show land use? How useful was this?

Answer 29

A pie chart was used to show the prevalence of land use, this was useful visually however not as easy to read percentages.

Question 30

Which data presentation method was used to show how much the buildings were of certain land use types?

Answer 30

A bar chart was used.

It is very visual and easy to read.

Question 31

What was a tally chart used for?

Answer 31

Displaying frequency of certain land use types.

Question 32

What was a radar diagram used for?

Answer 32

Displaying the environmental survey results visually.

Question 33

What is systematic sampling?

Answer 33

Where observations are taken at regular intervals, like every 100m.

Question 34

What is random sampling?

Answer 34

Where every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.

Question 35

What is stratified sampling?

Answer 35

Where samples are divided into categories with equal numbers of samples taken from each category.

Question 36

What is the enquiry question?

Answer 36

To what extend are there significant differences between land use and the quality of the environment between the CBD and the inner city.