Field work Flashcards
Physical enquiry
To investigate the effect of trampling on the abundance and diversity of vegetation at Reigate Heath
Human enquiry
To investigate the pattern of housing and environmental quality in reigate
Human method risks
Adverse weather- frostbite- risk of injury- shorten activities if necessary
Traffic- getting hit- Cross roads at zebra crossings
Physical method - risks
Adders- bite- Students move slowly
Ticks - Lyme disease - Long sleeves
Physical method - measurments
Height of plants
No plants
Diversity of species
Depth of footpath
Human method - measurments
Bi polar environmental quality survey
eg crowded
Housing quality survey
eg Type of house
How to improve physical
Difficult to measure % vegetation accurately
Only 1/2 people making measurements- leniency bias
Seasonal change
change 20m transect line to 30m
How to improve human
HQS and EQS measurments subjective
Environmental features only graded +2 to -2
Only 2 streets measured
use index of multiple deprivation
physical measuring method
systematic survey every meter
human secondary data
use index of multiple deprivation
socio-economic data
zoopla
physical secondary data
OS map
Risk assesment
Historical data