Urban planning methods : research and policy analysis
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Urban planning methods : research and policy analysis
(Routledge library editions, . The city . Urban planning)
Routledge, 2007, c1981
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Methuen, 1981
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-388) and indexes
ISBN for The city: 9780415413183, 0415413184; ISBN for Urban planning: 9780415419352, 0415419352
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 to understand the true nature of urban planning processes. It describes both planning methods and their underlying concepts and principles, illustrating applications by reference to the daily activities of planning, including the assessment of needs and preferences of the population, the generation and implementation of plans and policies, and the need to take decisions related to the allocation of land, population change, employment, housing and retailing. Ian Bracken also provides a comprehensive guide to the more specialized research literature and case studies of contemporary urban planning practice.
This book was first published in 1981.
Table of Contents
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
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