Methodological Approaches in Physical Geography

183 Pages·2022·8.878 MB·English

by  Firuza Begham Mustafa

Geography of the Physical Environment
Firuza Begham Mustafa   Editor
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University Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Preface
A research methodology is the foundation of a study. This book is a col-
lection of selected geographic research methodologies. It includes chapters
that describe research methods for physical geography. This book is appro-
priate for final-year students and postgraduate students who want to begin
writingathesisinahigherinstituteorUniversity.Thisbookisacollectionof
selected methods from the author’s team of academics in South Asia and
SouthEastAsiawhospecializeinthefield.Ihopeyoufindthisbookuseful
and happy reading.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ass. Prof. Dr. Firuza Begham Mustafa
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Contents
1 Epistemology of Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Dedi Hermon
2 Site Selection Method Using the Geographic Information
System (GIS) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) . . . . . . 11
Benjamin Bwadi Ezekiel, Firuza Begham Mustafa,
Gabriel Temitope Adelalu, and Bakoji Mohammed Yusuf
3 The Application of a Data-Driven Method for Spatial
Analysis and Prediction of Gully Erosion Susceptibility . . . . 27
Didams Gideon and Firuza Begham Mustafa
4 Methods and Approaches of Flood Susceptibility
Assessment and Mapping: A Review in Geographical
Perspective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Khadija Bibi, Fareeha Siddique, Shehla Gul, Atta-ur Rahman,
and Firuza Begham Mustafa
5 Digital Geography and Its Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Aparajita De
6 Automated in Situ Water Quality Monitoring—
Characterizing System Dynamics in Urban-Impacted
and Natural Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Kim N. Irvine, Lloyd H. C. Chua, and Cameron A. Irvine
7 Research Methods and Techniques in Physical
Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Virendra Nagarale, Subhash Anand, and Piyush Telang
8 The Methodological Approaches in Physical Geography . . . . 127
K. W. G. Rekha Nianthi, A. K. Wickramasooriya,
Lalitha Dissanayake, C. S. Hettiarachchi,
and R. M. G. N. Rajapaksha
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9 Urban River Restoration: A Methodological Discourse
with Examples from Kerala, India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Srikumar Chattopadhyay
10 TheMethodologicalApproachofAssessingUrbanVertical
Expansion Using Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques . . . . . 165
L. Manawadu and V. P. I. S. Wijeratne
Editor and Contributors
About the Editor
Firuza Begham Mustafa is an Associate Professor at the Department of
Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya. She
specialized in agriculture geography, environment management and geo-
physical fields. She has produced more than 110 publications including in
journals, conferences papers, IPs and posters. She has also written chapters
on many international books and published several scientific books. She
served in the Editorial Board Water Conservation Management (WCM),
Editorial Board of Geology, Ecology and Landscapes (GEL), International
JournalofCreativeIndustries(IJCREI)andEditorialBoardoftheMalaysian
Journal of Tropical Geography (MJTG), University of Malaya. She was
appointed as Visiting Fellow of Qinghai National University, China. She
activelyparticipatedinTheoMurphyHighFlyersThinkTankofAustraliain
2011 and 2012. She is also Council Member of the International Geo-
graphical Union Commission on Commission Marginalization, Globaliza-
tion, and Regional and Local Responses-C16.29, a member of International
Geographical Union for Commissionon GeographicalEducation, a member
of theSoutheastAsian Geography Association (SEAGA)and the Centre for
Global Geography Education (CGGE) training by Association of American
Geography (AAG). She is an Associate Fellow (AFMSA) of the Malaysian
Scientific Association (MSA). She served as Auditor for Malaysia Qualifi-
cation Agency (MQA) since 2009 for Geography and Environmental sub-
jects.
Contributors
Adelalu Gabriel Temitope Department of Geography, Taraba State
University, Jalingo, Nigeria
Anand Subhash Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics,
University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Atta-ur Rahman Department of Geography, University of Peshawar,
Peshawar, Pakistan
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Bibi Khadija Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Pesha-
war, Pakistan
ChattopadhyaySrikumar GovernmentofKerala,ICSSRNationalFellow,
Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Chua Lloyd H. C. School of Engineering, Faculty of Science Engineering
and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
De Aparajita Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics,
University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dissanayake Lalitha Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Ezekiel Benjamin Bwadi Department of Geography, Taraba State
University, Jalingo, Nigeria
Gideon Didams Department of Geography, University Malaya, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Gul Shehla Department of Geography, University of Peshawar, Peshawar,
Pakistan
HermonDedi ProfessorofDisasterGeography,DepartmentofGeography,
Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
Hettiarachchi C. S. Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Irvine Cameron A. Grand River Conservation Authority, Cambridge,
Canada
Irvine Kim N. Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat Univer-
sity, Bangkok, Thailand
Manawadu L. Department of Geography, University of Colombo,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Mustafa Firuza Begham Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
Department of Geography, Gombe State University, Gombe, Gombe State,
Nigeria
Nagarale Virendra Department of Geography, SNDT Women’s Univer-
sity, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Rajapaksha R. M. G. N. Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agricul-
ture, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka
Rekha Nianthi K. W. G. Department of Geography, University of Per-
adeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Siddique Fareeha Department of Geography, University of Peshawar,
Peshawar, Pakistan