Urban fieldwork Flashcards
whats the aim of our investigation
To investigate how and why quality of life varies within Guildford town centre
whats our hypothesis
The quality of life will increase as the distance from Guildford town centre increases
what is the quality of life
the overall wellbeing and happiness of a person, measured using housing, employment and environmental factors rather than income
closed questions
simple yes/ no answers or categories
open questions
require more than one word answers
name 4 risks
getting lost
robbery
getting hit by a car
poor weather
time of day
what data did we collect
litter and traffic count
decibel reading
environmental quality survey
annotated photos
questionare
what ways did we present our data
stacked bar graph
proportional circle or arrow
bipolar graph
annotated photos
CBD
A central business district is the commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices.
INNER CITY
in older cities, near the centre and surrounding the CBD
(Poor quality housing with a lack of gardens. Old industry in decline or shut down. A declining population with high unemployment.)
OUTER SUBURBS
area towards the edge of a city, characterised by larger often detached houses and modern housing estates.
Urban-rural periphery
zone of transition between the built-up area and the countryside, where there is often competition for land use.
COUNTRYSIDE
sparsely populated and either left as wilderness or with farming as a major economic activity. (A rural area)
secondary data
Data collected by another party that you have used in the investigation
Primary data
Data you collected first-hand during the investigation
