Suggested Additional Readings

Introduction

Lounsbury, J. F. and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Chapter 1.

Parsons, J. J. (1977) "Geography as Exploration and Discovery," Annals of the Association of American Geographers 67:1-25.

Sauer, C. O. (1956) "The Education of a Geographer," Annals of the Association of American Geographers 46: 287-299.

Stamp, L. D. (1948) The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse. London: Longmans Group, Ltd.

Stoddard, R. H. (1982) Field Techniques and Research Methods in Geography. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co.

Before Heading Out

Domosh, M. (1991) "Toward a Feminist Historiography of Geography," Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 16: 95-104.

Fink, T. M. (1994) "Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome and Southwestern Archaeologists: A Protocol for Risk Reduction," Kiva 59: 363-365.

Katz, C. (1994) "Playing the Field: Questions of Fieldwork in Geography," The Professional Geographer 46: 67-72.

Staeheli, L. A. and V. A. Lawson (1994) "A Discussion of 'Women in the Field': The Politics of Feminist Fieldwork," The Professional Geographer 46: 96-102.

Stacey, J. (1988) "Can There Be a Feminist Ethnography?" Women's Studies International Forum 11: 21-27.

Base Maps and Aerial Photographs

Avery, T. E. (1985) Interpretation of Aerial Photographs, 4th ed. Minneapolis: Burgess Pub. Co.

Lounsbury, J. F., and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillian Pub. Co. Chapter 2

Muehrcke, P. C., and J. O. Muehrcke (1992) Map Use, 3rd ed. Madison: J. P. Publications.

Robinson, A., R. Sale, and J. Morrison (1984) Elements of Cartography, 5th ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Chapter 6.

Thompson, M. M. (1981) Maps for America. Reston: U. S. Department of the Interior.

Measuring Distances

Compton, R. R. (1985) Geology in the Field. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Pp. 20-21.

Lounsbury, J. F. and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillian Pub. Co. Pp. 49-64.

Pugh, J. C. (1975) Surveying for Field Scientists. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.

Tying-into a Datum by Triangulation

Lounsbury, J. F., and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Pp. 75-76, 77.

Brunton Pocket Transit (compass)

Brunton Pocket Transits. Denver: Wm. Ainsworth and Sons, Inc. [Instruction booklet, handout].

Compton, R. R. (1962) Manual of Field Geology. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. pp. 21-25.

Lounsbury, J. F., and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Pp. 59-61.

Conducting a Traverse

Compton, R. R. (1962) Manual of Field Geology. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Pp. 36-47.

Lounsbury, J. F., and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Appendix B, and pp. 46-48.

Hand Leveling

Compton, R. R. (1962) Manual of Field Geology. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Pp. 27-28.

Compton, R. R. (1985) Geology in the Field. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Pp. 19-20.

Lounsbury, J. F., and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Pp. 53-62.

Vertical Distances and Angles (clinometer)

Compton, R. R. (1962) Manual of Field Geology. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Pp. 25-27.

Compton, R. R. (1985) Geology in the Field. New York: John Wiley and Sons, P. 19.

Total Station

Kissam, N. (1988) Surveying Practice. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Pp. 133-142, and 251-267.

Global Positioning System

Dana, P. H. (1995) An Overview of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Dana, P. H. (1998) Nicaragua's 'GPSistas' Mapping Their Lands on the Caribbean Coast.  GPS World, Sep. Pp. 32-41.

Hurn, J. (1989) GPS: A Guide to the Next Utility. Trimble Navigation, Sunnyvale, CA.

Wells, D. ed., (1989) Guide to GPS Positioning. Fredericton, NB, Canada: Candian GPS Association.

Sampling Procedures

Lounsbury, J. F. and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Chapter 5, pp. 152-154.

Stoddard, R. H. (1982) Field Techniques and Research Methods in Geography. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co. Chapter 4.

Stuart, A. (1962) Basic Ideas of Scientific Sampling. New York: Hafner Press.

Wood, W. F. (1955) "Use of Stratified Random Sample in a Land Use Study," Annals of the Association of American Geographers 45: 350-367.

Describing Soils

Buol, S. W., F. D. Hole, and R. J. McCracken (1980) Soil Genesis and Classification. Ames: The Iowa State University Press. Chapters 2, and 25.

Ellis, S. and T. Mellor (1995) Soils and Environment. New York: Routledge. Chapters 3, and 4.

Lounsbury, J. F., and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Pp. 64-66.

Olson, G. W. (1981) Soils and the Environment: A Guide to Soil Surveys and their Applications. New York: Chapman and Hall. Chapters 2, 3, and 4.

Soil Survey Staff (2003) Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Ninth Edition. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service.

Measuring Erosion

Stocking, M. A., and N. Murnaghan (2001) Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation. London: Earthscan Publications. Chapter 4.

Kelly, E. F., et al. (1988) "Profile Reconstruction: A Method to Quantify Changes in Soil Properties Resulting from Cultivation," Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 21:153-162.

Lewis, D. T., and M. J. Lepele (1982) "Quantification of Soil Loss and Sediment Produced from Eroded Land," Soil Science Society of America Journal 46: 369-372.

Young, R. A., and C. A. Onstad (1987) "Soil Erosion: Measurement and Prediction," in Agricultural Soil Loss: Processes, Policies, and Prospects, edited by J. M. Harlin and G. M. Berardi, pp. 91-111, Boulder: Westview Press.

Hydrology

Bedient, P. B., and W. C. Huber (1988) Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. Chapter 7.

Chow, V. T. (1959) Open Channel Hydraulics. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.

Chow, V. T., D. R. Maidment, and L. W. Mays (1988) Applied Hydrology. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.

Lounsbury, J. F. and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Pp. 70-73, 155-157.

Morisawa, M. (1976) Geomorphology Laboratory Manual. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Chapter 9.

Vegetation

Condit, R., et al. (2000) "Spatial Patterns in the the Distribution of Tropical Tree Species," Science 288:1414-1418.

Kellman, M. C. (1975) Plant Geography. London: Methuen. Chapter 9.

Kuchler, A. W. (1967) Vegetation Mapping. New York: Ronald Press Co.

Lounsbury, J. F. and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Pp. 67-68, 168-171.

Meeuwig, R. O. and J. D. Budy (1981) Point and Line-Intersect Sampling in Pinyon- Juniper Woodlands. Ogden, UT: Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service General Technical Report INT-104.

Muller-Dombois, D. and H. Ellenberg (1974) Aims and Methods of Vegetation Ecology. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Chapters 1, 4-6.

Pedrotti, F. (2012) Plant and Vegetation Mapping. Heidelberg: Springer.

Shimwell, D. W. (1971) The Description and Classification of Vegetation. Seattle: University of Washington Press.

Vale, T. R. (1982) Plants and People: Vegetation Change in North America. Washington: Association of American Geographers. Chapters 2 and 5.

Dendrochronology

Bannister, B., and Robinson, W. J. (1975) "Tree-ring Dating and Archaeology," World Archaeology 7: 210-225.

Fritts, H. C. (1976) Tree-Rings and Climate. London.

Hillam, J. (1979) "Tree-rings and Archaeology: Some Problems Explained," Journal of Archaeological Science 6: 271-278.

Robinson, W. J., and R. V. N. Ahlstrom (1980) A Re-Evaluation of Using Heartwood to Estimate Sapwood. Report submitted to the Taylor Museum, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson.

Stokes, M. A., and Smiley, T. L. (1996) An Introduction to Tree-Ring Dating. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. 

Land Use and Landscape Analysis

Butzer, K. W. (1982) Archaeology as Human Ecology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Chapter 8.

Ellis, S. and T. Mellor (1995) Soils and Environment. New York: Routledge. Chapters 5, 7, and 9.

Kelmelis, J., and F. Rowland (1994) "Data Collections Useful for Analysis of Land-Use/ Cover Change," in Changes in Land Use and Land Cover: A Global Perspective edited by Meyer, W. B., and B. L. Turner II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Appendix I.

Lounsbury, J. F., and F. T. Aldrich (1986) Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Field Techniques. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co. Pp. 68-69, 76, 78-83, 164-165, 172-173, Appendix E.

Robbins, P. (2001) "Fixed Categories in a Portable Landscape: The Causes and Consequences of Land-Cover Categorization," Environment and Planning
A 33:161-179.

Stocking, M. (1987) "Measuring Land Degradation," in Land Degradation and Society edited by Blaikie, P. and H. Brookfield. London: Methuen, Chapter 3.

Vale, T. R. (1982) Plants and People: Vegetation Change in North America. Washington: Association of American Geographers. Chapter 3.

Cultural Imprints

Chohaney, M. L. (2014) "Hidden in Plain Sight: Mixed Methods and the Marble Orchards of the Vlach Rom (Gypsies) in Toledo, Ohio," Jornal of Cultural Geography 31:57-80.

Francaviglia, R. V. (1971) "The Cemetary as an Evolving Cultural Landscape," Annals of the Association of American Geographers 62: 501-509.

Jordan, T. G. (1989) "Cultural Preadaptation and the American Forest Frontier: The Role of New Sweden," Geografiska Annaler 71B: 71-83.

Kniffen, F. B. (1974) "Material Culture in the Geographic Interpretation of the Landscape," in The Human Mirror edited by M. Richardson. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, pp. 252-267.

Richardson, M. (1994) "Looking at a World that Speaks," in Re-Reading Cultural Geography edited by K. E. Foote, P. J. Hugill, K. Mathewson, and J. M. Smith. Austin: University of Texas Press, Chapter 10.

Winberry, J. J. (1974) "The Log House in Mexico," Annals of the Association of American Geographers 64:54-69.

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