Quantitative fieldwork in human geography: Pedestrian analysis

Gopinath, Deepak; Parker, Rob; Harris, Jo; Phillips, Richard

Abstract

Human geography fieldwork involves exploring the spaces and places of our world, to gain new insights, knowledge and understanding. This series we team up with leading human geographers and fieldwork experts, to explore the two different types of human geography fieldwork techniques:

Qualitative research techniques that provide us with rich, varied insights into people’s lives and how they experience towns and cities, through making observations of the urban environment or interviewing people about their experiences.

Quantitative research techniques, that enable us analyse patterns and trends, to see the big picture and compare different regions, through the use of numerical data and statistics.

In this second video, hear from Dr Deepak Gopinath (University of the West of England) on the importance of quantitative techniques. We then head back into the field in the town of Ipswich to demonstrate a simple but powerful quantitative technique for investigating the geographical impacts of urban change: Pedestrian Analysis.

• Digital Artefact Type: Video
• Online Publication Date: Jun 2, 2025
• Publication Date: Jun 2, 2025
• Deposit Date: Jul 3, 2025
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/14667932
• External URL: https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos-container/quantitative-fieldwork-human-geography/