About the Book
The Routledge Handbook of Planning Research Methods is an expansive look at the traditions, methods, and challenges of research design and research projects in contemporary urban planning. Through case studies, an international group of researchers, planning practitioners, and planning academics and educators, all recognized authorities in the field, 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 how to take your research from the classroom to the real world. The book is structured into sections focusing on
Beginning planning research
Research design and development
Rediscovering qualitative methods
New advances in quantitative methods
Turning research into action
With chapters written by leading scholars in spatial planning, The Routledge Handbook of Planning Research Methods is the most authoritative and comprehensive handbook on the topic, providing both established and ground breaking coverage of spatial planning research methods. The book is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate level students, young professionals and practitioners in urban, regional, and spatial planning.
Table of Contents:
Part 1 Personal reflections on research careers; Chapter 1.1 Introduction, Patsy Healey; Chapter 1.2 Learning the Craft of Research, Patsy Healey; Chapter 1.3 Shifting between Academia and Practice, Neil Harris; Chapter 1.4 Research Methodology and My Life, Mee Kam Ng; Chapter 1.5 It Takes more than just Looking to Make a Difference, Heather Campbell; Chapter 1.6 The Life-Changing Transitions of an Academic Research Career, Elisabete A. Silva; Chapter 1.7 Learning the Craft of Academic Writing, John Forester; Part 2 The craft of research; Chapter 2.1 Introduction, Patsy Healey; Chapter 2.2 Research Design, Jacques du Toit; Chapter 2.3 Planning Research Ethics, Huw Thomas, Francesco Lo Piccolo; Chapter 2.4 What can We Learn from France?, Philip Booth; Chapter 2.5 Towards Social Holism, Frank Moulaert, Abid Mehmood; Chapter 2.6 Refutation and the Knowledge Base of Urban Planning, Chris Webster; Chapter 2.7 Inquiry and Design for Spatial Planning, Pier Carlo Palermo, Davide Ponzini; Part 3 Working within a qualitative tradition; Chapter 3.1 Rediscovering Qualitative Research, Pieter Van den Broeck; Chapter 3.2 Analysing Qualitative Data, Robert Mark Silverman; Chapter 3.3 Researching Community Engagement in Post-1997 Hong Kong, Mee Kam Ng; Chapter 3.4 Planning for the Place, Sandra Lee Pinel; Chapter 3.5 Researching Professional Perspectives in Practice, Maria Håkansson; Chapter 3.6 Analysing Cartographic Representations in Spatial Planning, Stefanie Dühr; Chapter 3.7 Urban Morphology and Cultural Expressions, Gabriela Quintana Vigiola; Chapter 3.8 A Value-Oriented Approach to Discursive Analysis of Urban and Regional Planning, W.W. Buunk, L.M.C. van der Weide; Chapter 3.9 Imagination as a Method for Generating Knowledge about Possible Urban Futures, Diane Davis, Tali Hatuka; Chapter 3.10 From Wicked Problems to Elusive Planning, Mahyar Arefi; Part 4 Working within a quantitative tradition; Chapter 4.1 Quantitative Methods’ Expertise – A Diverse Landscape in Europe and Around the World, Elisabete A. Silva; Chapter 4.2 Thinking Spatially, Thinking Statistically, Robert Haining; Chapter 4.3 Indicators and Spatial Planning, Cecilia Wong; Chapter 4.4 Measuring Space, José P. Reis, Elisabete A. Silva, Paulo Pinho; Chapter 4.5 Regression Analysis in Planning Research, Helen Bao; Chapter 4.6 Spatial Econometrics in Practice, Pedro Pires de Matos; Chapter 4.7 Planning Support Systems (PSS) as Research Instruments, Stan Geertman; Chapter 4.8 Geoprocessing and Spatial Planning, Jorge Xavier da Silva, Tiago Badre Marino, Maria Hilde de Barros Goes; Chapter 4.9 Spatial Simulation and the Real World, Claudia Yamu, Andreas Voigt, Pierre Frankhauser; Chapter 4.10 Spatial Data Infrastructures for Spatial Planning Research, Max Craglia; Chapter 4.11 Urban Sprawl and Region Building, Gu Chaolin; Part 5 Methodology in action; Chapter 5.1 Methodology in Action, Neil Harris; Chapter 5.2 Research Impact, Simin Davoudi; Chapter 5.3 Enabling Transdisciplinary Research on Social Cohesion in the City, Davide Cassinari, Frank Moulaert; Chapter 5.4 Researching for Policy Relevance, Deborah Peel, Greg Lloyd; Chapter 5.5 Using the Case Study Approach to Inform Planning Practice and Research in Africa, James Duminy; Chapter 5.6 Urban Master Planning in China, Guanzeng Zhang, Baoyu Wang, Xinyan Jiang; Chapter 5.7 Conceptual and Epistemic Uncertainty in Planning, Anders Törnqvist; Chapter 5.8 Cost-Benefit Analysis in Participatory Planning, Tore Sager; Chapter 5.9 The Strategic Use of the Charrette Process for Applied Research, Zeenat Kotval-K, John R. Mullin; Chapter 5.10 Engaging and Educating Young People in Sustainable Development, Angela Million, Patricia Machemer, Zenia Kotval;
About the Author :
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.
