414 Pages
by
Routledge
414 Pages
by
Routledge
416 Pages
by
Routledge
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In order to develop and exercise their skills urban planners need to draw upon a wide variety of methods relating to plan and policy making, urban research and policy analysis. More than ever, planners need to be able to adapt their methods to contemporary needs and circumstances. This introductory textbook focuses on the need to combine traditional research methods with policy analysis in order... Read more
Introduction
Part One: Urban planning and policy making
Introduction
1. The planning process
2. Designs and plan generation
3. Evaluation and monitoring
Part Two: Methods for urban research
Introduction
4. Research theory and designs
5. Research concepts and operations
6. Urban simulation and prediction
Part Three: Methods for urban policy analysis
Introduction
7. Policy study: concepts and problems
8. Policy analysis: Modes and methods
9. Policy and planning: some methodogical implications
A Concluding Comment
Biography
Ian Bracken
