Urban fieldwork

Question 1

Land use survey

Answer 1

Walk along a street at the allocated site and look at the ground floor land uses of five units. Classify the land uses into RICEPOTS categories (residential, industrial, commercial etc.)

Question 2

Building height

Answer 2

Identify a building reflective of the site. Count the number of floors in the building.

Question 3

Noise survey

Answer 3

Using the ‘sound meter’ app, read the peak value for noise registered on the screen over a 30 second period

Question 4

Environmental quality survey

Answer 4

Select an area representative of the site and rate it on a scale of 1-5 for amount of litter, vegetation, air pollution, amenities and building maintenance. The higher the score the better the area.

Question 5

Building quality survey

Answer 5

Select a building representative of the area and score it on a scale of 1-5 for quality of brickwork, windows and general appearance. The higher the score the better the area.

Question 6

Traffic and pedestrian count

Answer 6

Stand at an agreed point. Start the stopwatch and count the number of cars and people that pass in both directions in a period of 2 minutes.

Question 7

Epitome word

Answer 7

Walk around one area and write down one word which sums up the location. Repeat by asking different people.

Question 8

Photos

Answer 8

Take a photo of the site to accurately portray the location

Question 9

Questionnaire

Answer 9

Use random sampling to select participants to answer a short questionnaire