ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SURVEY

An environmental quality survey uses an

observer’s judgments to assess environmental
quality against a range of indicators.
A range of score is used a simple one is called
sliding scale (example 0 to 5 ) where 5 represents
the highest quality and 0 the worst
Alternatively you can use a Bi-polar scale (like -5
to +5) This scale use negative and positive figure
either side of 0.
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The 0 represents an average situation and the
negative figures show the extent of undesirable
aspects and the positive figures the extent of
good aspects.
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The students selected three different types of
housing areas based on the land use model.
These housing areas are labeled A, B and C in Fig.
below
The students investigated the following
hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: The environment of housing areas
improves as distance from the town centre
increases.
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 hypothesis
The students decided that Hypothesis 1: The
environment of housing areas improves as
distance from the town centre increases was
true. Use data from Table 4 to support their
conclusion.
 Answer for hypothesis

Area C/furthest from town centre has

positive/highest score or total ,area A is
nearest to town centre has negative lowest
score or total. total or score
increases as move away from town centre
A= –7, B = 0, C= +13,
 Describe how the students used the
recording sheet.

Circle location.
Made a decision about the score for each
category/what they thought was the score.
Put a tick in the appropriate column/filled in
the chart/sheet.
Stages involved in planning for the survey

 Choose appropriate number of survey site.

 Decide where the survey sites should be located.
 Select which characteristic of the environment to
measure as indicators of environment quality.
 Decide on range of score to use.
 Prepare an environmental quality reference sheet to use
as guide to what each score for each characteristics
represents.
 Decide the time of the survey and how many students
will go to each site.
 Advantages of doing a pilot(trial) survey.

 Opportunity to test features/grading to see if

they are suitable how features are graded
 Gives a known standard/control to compare
against
 Check on methodology consistency/check for
any errors/mistakes/improve survey
 Practice survey/get used to sheet
 Improves ability to work as a team