Research Design in Urban Planning

Research Design in Urban Planning is a short, accessible, and clearly written text on how to design research for a dissertation planning project. Aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this text will: * discuss research design, looking in detail at how researchers make their choices of [...]
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Research Design in Urban Planning is a short, accessible, and clearly written text on how to design research for a dissertation planning project. Aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this text will: * discuss research design, looking in detail at how researchers make their choices of methods * examine these in reference to case studies/examples from the planning research literature * explain to students how to interpret policy to define researchable questions * review the issues comparatively * situate the methodological questions in terms of research ethics. Packed with case studies, exercises, illustrations and summaries, Research Design in Urban Planning is an invaluable resource for students undertaking their first substantial, individual investigations.