Contents // List of figures be // List of tables x // A cknowledgements xi // Chapter 1 Introduction 1 // Chapter 2 Research and project design - defining the context // for the use of techniques 5 // Chapter 3 Handling data 21 // Chapter 4 Questionnaires, interviews, and allied techniques: // getting information from people 35 // Chapter 5 Coming to terms with statistics 70 // Chapter 6 Statistics in action 85 // Chapter 7 Maps and mapping techniques 98 // Chapter 8 Using computer applications 117 // Chapter 9 Computer mapping 135 // Chapter 10 Geographical Information Systems 155 // Chapter 11 Using the Internet 169 // Glossary 191 // Bibliography 203 // Index 206