PART ONE: GETTING STARTED IN GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH -- Getting Started in Geographical Research: How This Book Can Help -- How to Conduct a Literature Search -- Ethical Practice in Geographical Research -- Health and Safety in the Field -- PART TWO: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY -- Making Use of Secondary Data -- Conducting Questionnaire Surveys -- Finding Historical Sources -- Semi-structured Interviews and Focus -- Participant Observation -- Geography and the Interpretation of Visual Imagery -- Participatory Research Methods -- Working in Different Cultures -- Internet Mediated Research -- Diaries as a Research Method -- PART THREE: GENERATING AND WORKING WITH DATA IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY -- Getting Information About the Past: Palaeo and Historical Data Sources of Climate -- Making Observations and Measurements in the Field -- Sampling in Geography -- Analysing a Natural System -- Numerical Modelling in Physical Geography: Understanding Explanation and Prediction in Physical Geography -- Using Remotely Sensed Imagery -- PART FOUR: REPRESENTING AND INTERPRETING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA -- Data Handling and Representation -- Mapping and Graphicacy -- Using Statistics to Describe and Explore Data -- An Introduction to Geostatistics -- Using Geographical Information Systems -- Statistical Analysis Using PASW (formerly SPSS) -- Coding Transcripts and Diaries -- Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis -- Analysing Historical and Archival Sources -- Analysing Cultural Texts -- Writing Essays, Reports and Dissertations -- Understanding Assessment.