Researching Geography - Gopal Krishan, Nina Singh

Researching Geography

The Indian Context
Buch | Hardcover
268 Seiten
2019 | 2nd edition
Routledge India (Verlag)
978-0-367-20794-6 (ISBN)
168,35 inkl. MwSt
This book is a one-stop comprehensive guide to geographical inquiry. The second edition reflects updates in geographic research, sampling, and insightful interpretation of data. This book will be essential for researchers and students of geography, social sciences, and South Asian studies.
This book is a one-stop comprehensive guide to geographical inquiry. The volume:






traces the step-by-step account of the whys and the hows of research methodology;



introduces complexities of the geographical perspective, selection of research topic, choice of supervisor and formulation of research proposal;



fine-tunes the sequence of data collection, analysis, representation and interpretation, and spells out the skill of writing research with geographic flavour; and



reinforces concepts and ideas with examples so as not to leave any scope for ambiguity.

The second edition updates on the variety of emerging perspectives in geographic research, use of spatial technologies in practice, sampling at different spatial levels and insightful interpretation of data.

Lucid, engaging and accessible, this book will be an essential companion for researchers and students of geography, social sciences and South Asian studies.

Gopal Krishan is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography at Panjab University, Chandigarh, and National Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, India. Nina Singh is Professor of Geography and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India.

PART I: Laying the foundation 1. What is geographic perspective? 2. Essential features of quality of a thesis in geography PART II: Prefatory phase: the prelims 3. Issues pertinent to a thesis in geography 4. Research proposal: issues and formulation 5. Literature search and review PART III: Traversing the path: data management 6. Typology of data 7. Data collection 8. Data analysis 9. Data representation 10. Data interpretation PART IV: Catching up with the destination: the finale 11. Research writing 12. The viva voce

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 10 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 544 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Empirische Sozialforschung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Makrosoziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 0-367-20794-X / 036720794X
ISBN-13 978-0-367-20794-6 / 9780367207946
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