
Research Methods in Spatial Planning
A Case-Based Guide to Research Design
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-415-72796-9 (ISBN)
Description
How do you do research in spatial planning? There are many guidelines to research design in the social sciences, but few specific to the unique, interdisciplinary problems that urban planning seeks to understand. Research Methods in Spatial Planning is the student and practitioners' bridge to general research methodology and the field of urban planning.
Research Methods in Spatial Planning is an expansive look at the many methods and research traditions in spatial planning. Through case studies, an international group of researchers, planning practitioners, and planning academics and educators provide accounts of designing and implementing research projects from different approaches and venues. This book shows how to apply quantitative and qualitative methods to projects, and shows how to take your research from the classroom to the real world. Research Methods in Spatial Planning is an ideal coursebook for research design courses, and valuable for any planning student about to embark on a research project of their own.
Research Methods in Spatial Planning is an expansive look at the many methods and research traditions in spatial planning. Through case studies, an international group of researchers, planning practitioners, and planning academics and educators provide accounts of designing and implementing research projects from different approaches and venues. This book shows how to apply quantitative and qualitative methods to projects, and shows how to take your research from the classroom to the real world. Research Methods in Spatial Planning is an ideal coursebook for research design courses, and valuable for any planning student about to embark on a research project of their own.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
50 s/w Abbildungen, 50 s/w Tabellen
50 Tables, black and white; 50 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-72796-9 (9780415727969)
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Persons
Elisabete A. Silva is a Senior Lecturer in Spatial Planning at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK. Her research interests focus on the application of dynamic urban models to urban planning (in particular GIS, CA, and ABM models). She is the co-author of A Planner's Encounter with Complexity (Ashgate 2011) and editor of the journal Urban Design and Planning.
Patsy Healey is Professor Emeritus in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University, UK. She is the author of several widely read books in the planning field, and is particularly known for her work on collaborative planning processes. Recent books include Urban Complexity and Spatial Strategy-Making (Routledge 2007) and Making Better Places (Palgrave Macmillan 2010).
Neil Harris is a Senior Lecturer in the Cardiff School of Planning and Geography, UK. He has engaged in both academic research and consultancy projects for government, professional bodies, and charities. He completed his professional planning education and doctorate at Cardiff and is a Chartered Town Planner.
Pieter Van den Broeck is a Postdoctoral Researcher at KU Leuven, Belgium, and a Spatial Planner for the planning firm OMGEVING. His current research interests are in institutionalist planning theory, planning instruments and planning systems, territorial development through social innovation, and planning for sustainable development.
Patsy Healey is Professor Emeritus in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University, UK. She is the author of several widely read books in the planning field, and is particularly known for her work on collaborative planning processes. Recent books include Urban Complexity and Spatial Strategy-Making (Routledge 2007) and Making Better Places (Palgrave Macmillan 2010).
Neil Harris is a Senior Lecturer in the Cardiff School of Planning and Geography, UK. He has engaged in both academic research and consultancy projects for government, professional bodies, and charities. He completed his professional planning education and doctorate at Cardiff and is a Chartered Town Planner.
Pieter Van den Broeck is a Postdoctoral Researcher at KU Leuven, Belgium, and a Spatial Planner for the planning firm OMGEVING. His current research interests are in institutionalist planning theory, planning instruments and planning systems, territorial development through social innovation, and planning for sustainable development.
Content
Introduction Personal Reflections on Research Careers The Craft of Research Working within a Qualitative Tradition Working within a Quantitative Tradition Methodology in Action