Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning

• Main Authors: Wang, Xinhao (Author), Hofe, Rainer vom (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

Urban and regional planners develop and evaluate plans for communities—the places we live, work, interact, and entertain on a daily basis. Their responsibilities require skills of retrieving, analyzing and presenting data. One of the required courses in all planning programs is planning methods. Whi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Planning Research Methods
• Data and Data Presentation
• Demographic Analysis
• Understanding Your Regional Economy — The Economic Base Theory
• Input-Output Analysis for Planning Purposes
• Land Use Analysis
• Transportation Analysis
• Synopsis—An Integrated Analysis.