Topic 6- Urban Flashcards
Where
Guildford- merrow and park barn
Main hypothesis
Quality of life will vary between wards
Explanation of theory to support
People may have been born into poverty
More crime in lower income areas
Higher unemployment in lower income areas
Higher income areas can afford nice looking and bigger houses
Methods
Stratified sampling
Both areas were split into smaller sections
Quantitative data
Primary
Litter counts
Traffic counts
Noise levels (app)
Environmental quality survey
Qualitative data
Primary
Questionnaire
Secondary data
Index of multiple deprivation
Merrow- good activities
Park barn- bad activities (not a lot)
Secondary data
Census data 2011
Park barn - economically active 37.1%
Merrow - economically active 42.9%
Park barn - over 16’s with no formal qualifications 21.5%
Merrow - over 16’s with no formal qualifications 12.8%
Park barn - higher crime rates
Merrow -lower crime rates
Data presentation
Radar graph
Bar chart
Questionnaire
Radar graph
Merrow - score highest in: Street cleanliness Greenery/gardens Open spaces Safety Parking
Park barn - score highest in:
Graffiti
Noise
Bar charts
Noise (park barn most noise)
Litter (park barn most litter)
Traffic (merrow most traffic)
Questionnaire
Park barn - no one liked where they lived
Conclusion
QOL does vary between wards
- you could see the differences between what was in the wards e.g amount of litter
Evaluation
Environmental quality survey
Very subjective
Evaluation
Surveys
Time of day
Affected by how close you were to the main roads
May have missed high areas of concentration
