TY  - BOOK
AU  - MacCallum,Diana
AU  - Babb,Courtney
AU  - Curtis,Carey
TI  - Doing research in urban and regional planning: methods and methodology for beginners 
SN  - 9780415735568 (hardback)
AV  - HT165.5 .M28 2019
U1  - 307.1216072 M12 2019 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York, NY, USA
PB  - Routledge
KW  - City planning
KW  - Research
KW  - Regional planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index;  	Part I: Conceptualising Research Chapter 1 Introduction: why a special textbook for planning? Chapter 2 What are methods? What is methodology? Chapter 3 Theories in planning research: how they can help you Chapter 4 The big divide? Quantitative vs. qualitative approaches Chapter 5 The case study approach Part II: Methods 2.1: Understanding Places Chapter 6 Describing places from secondary data - and some cautionary tales Chapter 7 Evaluating places: auditing and site analysis techniquest Chapter 8 Understanding urban change: Land use surveys 2.2: Working with People Chapter 9 Gauging public opinion: Questionnaires Chapter 10 Interrogating stakeholder ideas: focus groups and iterative methods Chapter 11 Exploring information, opinions and attitudes: In-depth interviews 2.3 Interrogating Practice Chapter 12 People in place, people in practice: non-verbal methods Chapter 13 What can documents tell you about planning practice? Three types of text analysis Chapter 14 Planning research as practical action: Participatory methods Part III: Putting it Into Practice Chapter 15 Looking after yourself and others: ethical and personal issues in planning research Chapter 16 Pulling it all together; CAS; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
ER  -