Urban fieldwork Flashcards
What are the 4 sites we visited
Kingston Park
Jesmond
Byker
Northumberland Street
What are the 2 sub questions
What are people views on the quality of life ?
How does environmental quality vary ?
Name the 4 primary data used
Questionnaire
environmental quality survey
Noise survey
place check
what are the 2 limitations of primary data
Only 4 sites
close to the metro
What does IMD mean
Index of Multiple deprivation
Name the 2 secondary data used
Census data
IMB
Name 3 ways to show data
Bar chart
Word cloud
Radar graph
What secondary and primary data can be used to answer the sub question on quality of life
Questionnaire
Census data
IMD ( Index of multiple deprivation)
What secondary and primary data can be used to answer the sub question on environmental quality
EQS ( Environmental quality survey )
Decibel reading
IMD ( Index of multiple deprivation)
What do we evaluate when answering an eight marker
Accuracy ( correct, precise )
Validity ( is is relevant )
reliability ( trustworthy , repeatable )
Positives and negatives of Census data
Positive : takes in everyone ( large scale ) , variety of questions
negative : information is out of date, used % of car as indicator for wealth ( not accurate due to public transport)
Positives and negatives of IMD data
Positive : large scale ( whole of Newcastle )
Negative : out of date information , doesn’t break down large area
Questionnaire method
asked 1 questionnaire to residence
put results back together at school
why did we collect the data from the questionnaire
Answer 1 of the sub questions
Asked questions on services, health ,employment etc.
why did we collect the data from the Environmental quality survey
Answer 1 of the sub questions
View the environment quality on our opinion
Help rate environment
Environmental quality survey method
Ticked on a scale from -2 to 2 on questions about the environment
Add up all the to give a total score
Noise survey method
Used app to recall surrounding noise level
why did we collect the data from the Noise survey
Tells us environmental quality via noise pollution
tells us the quality of life via unsatisfying loud noises
Place check method
Use standard form to answer same questions at each site
Categories like safety, accessibility and uniqueness
why did we collect the data from the place check
Tells us quality of life via safety, access etc.
Tells us environmental quality by asking if area is eco friendly
what is Census data
conducted every 10 years
every household must complete
questions on health , income, education rates and ethnicity
What does a low percentage of no car owners tells us
( info provided by census )
Low income
lack of freedom due to transport
no are to drive
What does a high percentage of degrees owned tells us
( info provided by census )
high quality/skilled jobs
better pay
high income
access to education
What does a percentage of very good heath owned tells us
( info provided by census )
Access to services
poor heath + prevent job and doing things
