human fieldwork Flashcards
fieldwork title
to what extent does quality of life cary within king’s cross
risks and ways to avoid
kidnapping - staying in large groups, in designated area
getting run over - only cross at crossings, look both ways
getting lost - school phone number, large groups, meeting points
mugging - large groups, valuabales (e.g, phones) are kept out of sight
why is king’s cross suitable for the enquiry
Has both recently developed, regenerated wealthy areas (Coals Drop Yard - CDY) and more deprived areas (Bemerton estate and Caledonian road - BE and CR). Accessible due to tube links
hypothesis for investigation
Overall QOL will be higher in the southern parts of King’s Cross (CDY), than north. Around BE, roads will be less maintained, buildings will be older.
how was secondary data used to support this investigation
Using maps, photos and articles, we could pick two areas with very different levels of development, so there’s a clear comparison, and the sites are more representative. Could further edit/ personalise questionnaire questions.
advantage and disadvantage of random sampling
+ avoid basis, allows for larger sample area
-could lead to selected areas being v close to each other, poor representation
advantage and disadvantage of systematic sampling
+ reduces human basis, good coverage of study area, simple
-not time effective, can lead to over/under representation
advantages and disadvantages of stratified sampling
+ can be used along other methods, time-efficient, can be more representative
- hard to stratify questionnaire data collection, needs to be used alongside secondary data to be accurate representation of population
what data collection methods did we use at each site
- retail diversity survey
- environmental quality survey
- photographs
- questionnaire (only at CR)
method and results of retail diversity surveys
- walk around area and tally the types of shop or service there (according to RICEPOTS categories)
- mark on map (for later land use maps)
- use formula to calculate score of retail diversity index
CDY: 0.79 CR: 0.85
RICEPOTS categories
Residential (house, flats)
Industrial (chemical, lights)
Commercial (food, shops)
Entertainment (cinema, gym)
Public building (library, hospital)
Open space (park, cemetery)
Transport (bus stop, car park)
Services (financial, medical)
what is retail diversity index
Scores an area on how diverse the shops and services available are. Number 0-0.99, closer to 1, more diverse.
evaluation of retail diversity index
WWW: RICEPOTS categorise make it easy and clear to categorise, RDI is objective and numerical so easy to compare
Limits: some shops fit into multiple categories, didn’t include the general price range in these shops
Next time: more specific categories, pick areas of similar size, include some kind of pricing score
EQS and photos method
- divided each site (CYD) and (BE) into 3 areas
- in each site, gave score from 1-5 on quality of area, buildings, services and traffic infrastructure
CYD: 60-71
BE+CR: 45-49 - took photos at each site
