1. Urban
Geography
Fieldwork

2. “The Enquiry Approach”
When?
Where?
Why?
What?
How Much?

3. Urban Fieldwork Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
How can you
adapt this tool?
Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
Index of Decay assessment
Building Heights
Traffic Survey
Land Use Survey

4. Urban Fieldwork Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
How can you
What would you change
adapt this tool?
to suit your aim?
Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
Index of Decay assessment
Building Heights
Traffic Survey
Land Use Survey
Participant observation

5. Urban Fieldwork Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
How can you
What would you change
adapt this tool?
to suit your aim?
Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
Index of Decay assessment
Building Heights
Traffic Survey
Land Use Survey
Participant observation
Clone Surveys
Define the Image
Noise and Air Pollution
Urban Word Assessment
Street Quality Index

6. Urban Fieldwork Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
How can you
What would you change
adapt this tool?
to suit your aim?
Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)
Index of Decay assessment
Building Heights
Traffic Survey
Land Use Survey
Participant observation
Clone Surveys
Define the Image
Noise and Air Pollution
Urban Word Assessment
Street Quality Index
Accessibility Survey
Sphere of Influence

7. Results

9. Sphere of Influence
Questionnaire Data

10. Sphere of Influence Questionnaire Data Scaled arrows representing:
The distance
people are
willing to
travel
2. How many
people make
that journey
e.g. 1cm =
10 people

11. Sphere of Influence Questionnaire Data Isopleth Maps:
Each contour represents a new increment of people travelling from that distance.
e.g. 5, 10, 15

12. Limitations Subjective data collection
Bias towards known / unknown areas
Representative data?
Weather
Data collection impeded by obstacles
Daily, seasonal and annual variation
and many many more…

13. Enjoy!
ENJOY!