Techniques in Human Geography

Download or read book Techniques in Human Geography written by Jim Lindsay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first concise guide to the purposeful use of techniques in human geography. Examining key techniques in detail - survey and qualitative, numerical, spatial and computer-based - the book draws on important case studies, such as the decennial census, to illustrate applications. The importance of up-to-date IT based techniques is particularly stressed, introducing widely recognised applications. A final section explores the Internet, which offers exciting new resources but also creates problems for researchers used to traditional academic fields.