Quantitative techniques in geography: An introduction,

by Robert Hammond, Patrick McCullagh

This new and enlarged edition contains extra material on a number of topics, including geography and computers, transformation and combination of date, cluster sampling, the use of surrogates and linear programming. As in the first edition the authors attempt to give an insight into some of the techniques and underlying concepts of numerical analysis which form such an integral part of modern geography. Worked examples and exercises for the student are included throughout the text. The examples are taken from both physical and human geography.

Hardcover

Reviews

[Peter Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published in 1974, this book assumes users will have to hand crank the techniques - with a calculator if they are lucky.

I enjoyed working through the examples and consolidation exercises using spreadsheets and Python.

There are quite a few errors in the book and some 'quaint' languages and assumptions.