Human Fieldwork

• What is the first step in performing an Environmental Quality Assessment (EQA)?


  Moving 80m at a time along a transect
• How many qualities are measured in an Environmental Quality Assessment?


  10 qualities
• On what scale are the qualities scored in an EQA?


  A scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best and 1 being the worst
• What does the total EQA score indicate?


  How good an area of the city is
• Why is it important to get results from other groups during an EQA?


  To ensure accuracy due to the subjective nature of the EQA
• What is the method used for the EQA described in the study material?


  Systematic method with an 80m interval
• What was the hypothesis stated for the EQA?


  “There would be no drop in environmental quality along a south-north transect through Cardiff Bay to Butetown.”
• What did the EQA results show regarding environmental quality?


  There was a drop in environmental quality
• What does GIS stand for in the context of the EQA?


  Geographic Information System
• How was the data from the EQA represented?


  It was geolocated data plotted on a map