Urban fieldwork Flashcards

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Land use survey

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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.)

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Building height

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

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Noise survey

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

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Environmental quality survey

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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.

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Building quality survey

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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.

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Traffic and pedestrian count

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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.

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Epitome word

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

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Photos

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Take a photo of the site to accurately portray the location

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Questionnaire

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Use random sampling to select participants to answer a short questionnaire

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