Fieldwork

Question 1

What is the enquiry question?

Answer 1

To what extent is there evidence of gentrification along Brick Lane.

Question 2

Environmental Quality Survey (EQS) method

Answer 2

An EQS measures the quality of buildings, transport and public space.

Question 3

Environmental Quality Survey (EQS) How it is measured

Answer 3

Each Q can be scored +2 to -2, which gives a total score that can range from -30 to +30.

Question 4

Environmental Quality Survey (EQS) How it helps us to evaluate

Answer 4

We would expect the quality of the built environment to be higher if gentrification is occurring

Question 5

Land Use Survey method

Answer 5

For every building we gave the ground floor a score from 0-5 using our land use key

Question 6

Land Use Survey (How it was accurate)

Answer 6

Using the standardised descriptions in the key we ensured accuracy from person to person.

Question 7

Environmental Quality Survey (EQS) Data Representation Technique

Answer 7

We presented our EQS as bi-polar bar charts. As the questions can produce minus scores

Question 8

Land Use Survey (Data Representation Technique)

Answer 8

We created a chloropleth (colour-coded) land use map.