Urban Fieldwork Skills and Knowledge

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on urban fieldwork skills, covering risk assessment, sampling techniques, methods, and evaluation criteria based on the Cambridge city centre investigation.

Risk Assessment

The procedure of identifying potential hazards to health and safety during urban fieldwork, evaluating their severity and likelihood, and determining measures to reduce those risks.

Severity and Likelihood

The two criteria used during a fieldwork risk assessment to rank identified hazards into categories of 'high', 'medium', or 'low'.

Sampling Strategy

A systematic plan or method chosen to select representative data collection points, people, or areas within a larger study zone.

Transect

A straight path, route, or line across a study area along which data collection and environmental observations are systematically conducted.

EQS (Environmental Quality Survey)

A data collection method in fieldwork used to assess and score different aspects of an urban environment.

Objective Data Collection

A technique of gathering data based purely on factual, directly measurable, and impartial evidence without personal bias.

Subjective Data Collection

A technique of gathering data that involves personal feelings, impressions, and individual judgment.

Fieldwork Evaluation

The stage of critical reflection where problems in data collection are identified, solutions to increase reliability are suggested, and limitations in assessing sustainability initiatives in Cambridge city centre are reviewed.

Weather and Time of Day

Key contextual variables that must be recorded during urban data collection because they can influence human activity, traffic, and environmental conditions.