Conducting Research in Human Geography: theory, methodology and practice - Softcover

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Rob Kitchin

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Reading this book is your first step to becoming a competent human geography researcher. Whether you are a novice needing practical help for your first piece of research or a professional in search of an accessible guide to best practice Conducting Research in Human Geography is a unique and indispensible book to have to hand.

It is designed to guide the reader through the complete reaserch process, whether it bea one day field study or a large dissertation project, from the nurturing of ideas and development of a proposal, to the design of an enquiry, the generation and analysis of data, to the drawing of conclusions from the results, and the presentation of the findings. The book provides a broad overview of the theoretical underpinnings and explores some of the main research methodologies currently being used in contemporary human geography.

• covers both quantitative and qualitative research methods
• makes use of some of teh most up-to-date and widely used statistical computer packages as examples
• provides step-by-step procedures for each method followed by case studies, using real world data from all areas of human geography
• includes end of chapter exercises, answers for quantitative chapters and discussion topics for qualitative chapters