Handbook of research methods and applications in urban economies
pt. 1. Basic methodologies for researching cities -- pt. 2. Continental distinctions -- pt. 3. Positioning cities -- pt. 4. Planning for the futures -- pt. 5. Urban structures
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd
2013
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| Series: | Handbooks of research methods and applications series
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | pt. 1. Basic methodologies for researching cities -- pt. 2. Continental distinctions -- pt. 3. Positioning cities -- pt. 4. Planning for the futures -- pt. 5. Urban structures I highly recommend students, teachers and researchers to enjoy reading this set of excellent papers. Boris Graizbord, El Colegio de México It is obvious that cities have long been the focus of analysis by the scholars and practitioners whose writings published in the KreslSobrino Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies. The depth and excellence of the numerous topics examined reflects effective networking between the scholars involved, their analyses of approaches, problems and potentials of cities on the numerous continents, and the continuing role of the Global Urban Competitiveness Project in encouraging the development of methodologies and data helpful in understanding the hard and soft determinants of the growth and decline of cities. Positioning treats cities in the international context and relates them to economic and administrative spaces whilst planning includes general strategic economic planning, as well as the experience of individual cities. Finally, the structures section refers to contextual and situational aspects of urban development. Providing a comprehensive study of urban development and competitiveness, this Handbook will strongly appeal to students wishing to gain a deeper understanding of research methods in urban economics, urban studies and planning Pierre-Paul Proulx, Université de Montréal, Canada This collection of essays provides a rich assortment of methods used to investigate the complex economic, social, environmental, demographic and political systems in cities throughout the world. It gives researchers, lecturers and students a useful taste of the different ways of studying these phenomena in diverse urban settings. Ivan Turok, University of Glasgow, UK In this timely Handbook, more than 17 renowned contributors from Asia, the Americas and Europe provide chapters that deal with some of the most intriguing and important aspects of research methodologies on cities and urban economies. The Handbook comprises five parts: methodology, continental distinctions, positioning cities, planning for the future, and urban structures. The methodologies section includes interviews, empirical and theoretical approaches whilst continental distinctions offers contributions on China, North America, Europe, Latin America and South Africa. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 525 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9780857934628 9780857934611 |