The Urban Fieldwork Task
Cities never stand still. In the urban fieldwork task you collect your own data about how a city area is changing. Learn the methods, from land-use surveys to the Census.
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The changing city 🏙️
Cities never stand still. Shops open and close, areas are rebuilt, and the environment changes. In the **urban fieldwork task** you collect your own data to investigate how a city area is changing. This module is about the methods you would use.
Words to know 🔑
Four ideas run through this topic:
What is it about? 🎯
What does the urban fieldwork task investigate?
- How a central or inner urban area is changing
- How rocks form deep underground
- The weather forecast for next week
- The discharge of a mountain river
Two kinds of method ⚖️
Good fieldwork uses both kinds of method.
Method and data 🔗
- A land-use survey
- An environmental quality survey
- A questionnaire
- Census and ONS data
- How each building or plot is used
- Scores rating the quality of the area
- The views of local people
- Secondary data on population and housing
Choose the right method 📊
The best enquiry uses a mix. Quantitative methods answer how much or how many, while qualitative methods capture what an area is like. Combine your own primary data with secondary sources such as the Census, and sample fairly across the area rather than from just one spot.
Which are quantitative? ✅
Which THREE of these are quantitative methods?
- A land-use survey
- A pedestrian count
- A traffic count
- A personal opinion about the area
- A field sketch
Average the scores 🔢
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Run the enquiry 🪜
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True or not? 🖍️
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Complete the idea 🧩
The urban fieldwork task investigates _____ in a city. A land-use _____ records how each building is used, and an environmental _____ survey scores the area. Adding _____ data such as the Census gives background. A fair _____ makes the results more reliable.
Whose views? 🔎
Which method best records what local people think of the area?
- A questionnaire asking for their views
- Counting the number of cars
- A land-use survey
- Reading an old map
Pick the method 🧭
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Plan it ✍️
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