Techniques In Human Geography (routledge Contemporary Human Geography Series)

Techniques in Human Geography A distinct menu of techniques is required for the study of topics in human geography. This book introduces the range of techniques now available to human geographers and explains how to use particular techniques within their appropriate context. Techniques in Human Geography is the first concise guide to the purposeful use of techniques. 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 who are used to traditional academic fields. Identifying important new directions of recent developments, particularly within computer mapping, GIS and on-line searching, Lindsay anticipates the ways in which techniques available to human geographers will change in the future, as well as the techniques which are available at the present. James M. Lindsay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, University of North London. Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Series Series Editors: David Bell and Stephen Wynn Williams, Staffordshire University This new series of 12 texts offers stimulating introductions to the core subdisciplines of human geography. Building between ‘traditional’ approaches to subdisciplinary studies and contemporary treatments of these same issues, these concise introductions respond particularly to the new demands of modular courses. Uniformly designed, with a focus on student-friendly features, these books will form a coherent series which is up-to-date and reliable. Forthcoming Titles: Urban Geography Rural Geography Political Geography Historical Geography Cultural Geography Theory and Philosophy Development Geography Tourism Geography Transport, Communications & Technology Geography Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Techniques in Human Geography James M. Lindsay London and New York First published 1997 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2001. © 1997 James M. Lindsay The right of James M. Lindsay to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Lindsay, James M., 1947– Techniques in human geography / James M. Lindsay. p. cm.—(Routledge contemporary human geography series) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Human geography. I. Title. II. Ser