This book is intended for use in two different ways. Firstly, we hope that it will prove a valuable guide to students undertaking independent research projects in human geography in the form of undergraduate or master’s-level dissertations. Secondly, the book may be used as an accompanying text for taught courses that aim to introduce students to research methods. The text is unusual in its coverage of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to the subject, and does not set out to endorse any particular set of research methodologies at the expense of any other. Discussion of research approaches is coupled with consideration of practical issues such as choosing a.
