Human fieldwork - Salford Quays - Mrs G

Human fieldwork - Salford Quays - Mrs G

Physical Fieldwork Task Review

Complete the data presentation, analysis and conclusion for Hypothesis 1

Hypothesis 1: The width of the R.Conwy increases as it moves from its source to its mouth

Hypothesis 1: The width of the R.Conwy increases as it moves from its source to its mouth

Three sites were chosen on the River Conwy –

•Nant-y-Brwyn (source of the river)

•Upper Conwy (middle course of the river)

•Ysbyty Ifan (close to the river mouth)

•At each site 6 measurements of the river width were taken so that these could be averaged out

Data analysis - river width

•Bradshaw’s model tells us that stream width should increase as it travels from source to mouth

•Compare the width of the river at the three sites. What processes might cause the width of the river to increase? (Key concepts).

•Use data from your spreadsheet to illustrate your points

•Comment on how the width of the river changes between the three sites

Data analysis - WAGOLL

Bradshaw’s model tells us that stream width should increase as it travels from source to mouth and broadly our data shows a similar trend

At Site 1 (Nant-y-Brwyn) the width of the river varies between 1.8 and 3 metres wide. At Site 2 the average width of the river is around 4.9 metres whilst at Site 3 (Ysbyty Ifan) the average width of the river is 9.5 metres. This clearly shows that as the river moves from the source at site 1 to the mouth the river channel widens - as stated in Bradshaw's model.

The data does show a significant anomaly however at location 17(Site 3) where the river width is only 0.2 metres. This could be down to some human interference with the river here or simply that a mistake was made in collecting the data.

Writing a conclusion

• State whether or not you have proved your hypothesis

• Give some evidence

The width of the R.Conwy increases as it moves from its source to its mouth

It is clear from my data analysis that the hypothesis above is proven and that the River Conwy fits the Bradshaw model.

The data shows clearly that average width of the river channel increases by 2.8 metres from Nant-y-Brwyn (Site 1) to Upper Conway (Site 2) and by a further 4.6 metres between Upper Conway and Ysbyty Ifan (Site 3) confirming my hypothesis.

Evaluation

• An evaluation basically looks at your investigation and identifies what went well and what could be improved

• Where you identify weaknesses - for example in your methodology or data presentation you should suggest ways that you could improve this in the future

Open Ended

Evaluate your investigation into Hypothesis 1 - what weaknesses can you identify and how could you overcome them?

Has the regeneration in Salford Quays provided new social, economic and environmental opportunities for the local area?

Has the regeneration in Salford Quays provided new social, economic and environmental opportunities for the local area?

Key vocabulary

• regeneration

• opportunity

• social

• economic

• environmental

Key vocabulary

• Regeneration - The action or process of rebuilding or improving an area

• Opportunity – a time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something

• Social – relating to people and communities in a non-work sense

• Economic – relating to money, jobs and business

• Environmental – relating to the natural world and the impact of humans upon it OR relating to the surroundings a person finds themselves in

Has the regeneration in Salford Quays provided new social, economic and environmental opportunities for the local area?

• Can we deconstruct the enquiry question? What does it mean?

• We are going to consider whether the rebuilding and improvements put in place at Salford Quays have provided the chance for local people to access new entertainment, sports and shopping facilities and a range of new jobs as well as whether the local environment has been improved and how this has been improved.

E,F,B,D,A,C

So what do we already know about Salford Quays?

Salford Quays - a brief history

Use the time line to complete the questions about the location and history of Salford Quays.

1. Where is Salford Quays located in Greater Manchester?

2. Why was Salford Docks built on the Manchester Ship Canal?

3. Why did the Docks go into decline and what was the impact on locals?

4. Who bought the docks and rebranded them Salford Quays?

5. How did the Salford Quays Redevelopment Plan change the area?

6. How is Salford Quays being used today? 

How could we investigate whether the changes to Salford Docks have benefitted the area? 

Social - Economic - Environmental

What are the key features of the docks in the 1970s?

What might the economic, social and environment opportunities be for this area at this time?

What might the problems or issues at this time?

Data collection at Salford Quays

Visit 6 sites across Salford Quays – each approximately 200 metres apart and centred on The Lowry Arts Centre

At each of the six sites the following data is collected:

- Land use survey

- Environmental quality survey

- Pedestrian count

- Pedestrian survey

We are also going to use some secondary data

Risk assessment

How you would manage, avoid or reduce the risks identified?

Land use survey - advantages

• Enables you to see how the land is used within an area and what types of activities are taking place

• Simple and straightforward to carry out

• Doesn’t require any specialist knowledge or equipment – based on observation

Land use survey - disadvantages

• It is not always easy to decide what exactly how a piece of land or building is being used

• Different people may make different judgements about the same building

• You can often only tell what the ground floor of a building is used for – land use on other floors might be different

Land use survey

We use a key to identify land use of buildings on the map

Environmental Quality Survey

Use the adjectives to help you reach a decision on each of the factors identified - from -3 (poor) to 3 (excellent)

Environmental quality survey - advantages

• Can be useful to assess differences in environmental quality at a particular location

• Can provide a lot of data about an area

• Are simple and low cost to carry out

Environmental Quality Survey - disadvantages

• All the judgements as to scores or ratings are based on personal opinions

• Different people may give different scores which means it can be difficult to draw reliable conclusions

• How might we deal with these issues?

Pedestrian count

• At each site two people in your group should be tasked with counting passers by using the clickers

• One person should act as the official timer. You are going to count for a period of two minutes

• Stand opposite each other and when given the go ahead to start, count everyone who passes in front of you – in any direction - during that time period

• At the end of the time period compare your scores – add them together and divide by two to get an average score 

Pedestrian Count - advantages

• Simple to carry out – count the number of people that pass a certain point in an agreed period of time

• Can give an accurate picture of how busy an area is at a particular time of day

Pedestrian Count - disadvantages

• If it is busy it can be easy to lose count particularly if people are passing in more than one direction

• The same person may pass in front of you two or more times – should you count them each time?

• It only tells you how busy a location is at a particular moment in time

Pedestrian surveys

• Pedestrians were asked one question

• We simply want to know whether a person is a visitor to Salford Quays – shopping, going to the theatres or museums etc; a resident of Salford Quays – i.e. they actually live in the Quays; or if they work in Salford Quays but live elsewhere.

Once you have asked the question and thanked the person for their help, their answer is recorded as a tally mark in the table in the fieldwork booklet

Pedestrian surveys - advantages

• Straightforward to carry out

• You can ask very specific questions to help you investigate your hypothesis

• Tells you what people in an area actually think about something

Pedestrian surveys - disadvantages

• Sometimes people do not want to be interviewed and so do not co-operate with you

• People are not always honest when they answer surveys in the street

• If it is a quiet time of day you might not get enough information to support your investigation

Open Ended

Suggest one additional question which could be included in your pedestrian survey

Open Ended

Give one reason why your chosen question might provide useful information for your enquiry