Part IV
Methods and Research Design
- 19 Community Mapping Research Design A structured approach to designing rigorous, ethical Community Mapping research that integrates community priorities, multiple methods, and long-term relationships into coherent research plans.
- 20 Quantitative Data Methods A practical guide to working with numeric data in Community Mapping—from census and administrative records to surveys, spatial data, and indicators—with emphasis on validation, ethical use, and honest acknowledgment of what numbers can and cannot tell us.
- 21 Qualitative Data Methods Qualitative methods for Community Mapping: interviews, focus groups, observation, oral histories, photo and video documentation, field notes, participatory research, and thematic analysis. Emphasizes ethics, rigour, and the integration of lived experience with spatial data.
- 22 Participatory Mapping Methods Practical methods for mapping with communities through workshops, walking audits, meetings, youth/elder protocols, Indigenous-led practice, digital tools, and conflict management. Includes a complete workshop plan.
- 23 Survey and Interview Design How to design surveys and interviews that produce useful, reliable, and ethical community data—from consent protocols to question design, demographic framing, story-eliciting techniques, and the choice between digital and paper instruments.
- 24 Fieldwork and Observation Structured methods for direct field observation in Community Mapping, covering fieldwork preparation, safety protocols, walking and site observation, photo/video ethics, recording physical and social conditions, temporal variation, and field note synthesis.
- 25 Data Validation and Triangulation Explores validation strategies, triangulation methods, and quality assurance practices for ensuring Community Mapping research is credible, trustworthy, and ethically grounded in community verification.