Introduction to research methods in environmental studies -- A brief history of knowledge and argumentation -- General research design principles -- General principles of quantitative research -- Quantitative data and sampling -- Basic quantitative methods and analysis -- More advanced methods of quantitative analysis -- Spatial analysis and GIS -- General principles of qualitative research -- The case study method -- The ethnographic approach -- Actor-network theory -- Environmental discourse analysis -- Action research -- Mixed methods -- Data collection I: principles of surveying -- Data collection II: interviewing -- Ethical issues in environmental research -- Writing a research proposal
