Urban planning methods research and policy analysis 1st edition by Ian Bracken ISBN 1317833279 9781317833277
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ISBN 10: 1317833279
ISBN 13: 9781317833277
Author: Ian Bracken
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.
Urban planning methods research and policy analysis 1st Table of contents:
Part One Urban Planning and Policy Making
Introduction
1 The Planning Process
Changing attitudes in urban planning
Planning process theories
Modes of urban planning
Key issues
Notes
2 Designs and Plan Generation
The task of plan generation
Sources of uncertainty
Decision theory
Plan design
Strategic choice
Notes
3 Evaluation and Monitoring
The need for evaluation1
Plan evaluation methods
Evaluative indicators
Monitoring
Notes
Guide to Further Reading
1 The planning process
2 Designs and plan generation
3 Evaluation and monitoring
Part Two Methods for Urban Research
Introduction
Notes
4 Research Theory and Designs
Data needs, sources and classifications
Principles of social research
The scientific approach
Theory and causality
Design and validity
Exploratory study
Experimental design
Quasi-experiment
Non-experimental design
Causal inference
Notes
5 Research Concepts and Operations
Variables and observation
Measurement and scales
Error, validity and reliability
Survey principles
Survey design
Attitude measurement
Sampling principles
Types of sampling21
Notes
6 Urban Simulation and Prediction
Models of urban activity
Economic activity
Activity interaction
Spatial interaction and allocation
Urban systems modelling
Notes
Guide to Further Reading
4 Research theory and designs
5 Research concepts and operations
6 Urban simulation and prediction
Population and migration
Employment
Housing
Retailing
Transportation
Part Three Methods for Urban Policy Analysis
Introduction
Notes
7 Policy Study: Concepts and Problems
On the nature of policy
Political, judicial and professional contexts
Implementation
Policy analytic frameworks
Policy classification
Notes
8 Policy Analysis: Modes and Methods
Methods and underlying theory
Case study
Analysis of policies and events
Indicators
Notes
9 Policy and Planning: Some Methodological Implications
Evaluation
Monitoring
Forecasting
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