There is no dearth of books on research methodology. But there are not many, if at all, which address themselves to the interdisciplinary approach so common in geography. This book has, therefore, been designed to fill this gap in methodological literature. The papers included focus on contemporary methodological approaches in social and policy sciences cutting across various disciplines, and pertinent to geographers. The book will, however, be equally useful to disciplines like economics, sociology, anthropology, public administration and political science. The objective of the book is to present a synthetic view of theoretical analysis and empirical derivations and observations on environmental, social and policy issues within the broad conceptual matrix of geographic research.