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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.

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Chapter | 5  pages, introduction, part 1 | 89  pages, urban planning and policy making, chapter 1 | 2  pages, chapter 1 | 25  pages, the planning process, chapter 2 | 33  pages, designs and plan generation, chapter 3 | 22  pages, evaluation and monitoring, chapter 1 | 5  pages, guide to further reading, part 2 | 128  pages, methods for urban research, chapter 2 | 3  pages, chapter 4 | 33  pages, research theory and designs, chapter 5 | 40  pages, research concepts and operations, chapter 6 | 42  pages, urban simulation and prediction, chapter 2 | 8  pages, part 3 | 98  pages, methods for urban policy analysis, chapter 3 | 3  pages, chapter 7 | 28  pages, policy study: concepts and problems, chapter 8 | 30  pages, policy analysis: modes and methods, chapter 9 | 30  pages, policy and planning: some methodological implications, chapter 3 | 5  pages, chapter | 1  pages, a concluding comment.

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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.

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Introduction: Planning Research Methods

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Planning is a profession that is concerned with shaping our living environment. ( 2000 ) observes that the profession of planning is alive and more plans have been made recently than ever before. As an example, a comprehensive plan sets the basis of land use policies and guides a community from where it is today to where we want it to be in the future. As the concept of sustainable development and the need for public involvement in planning by diverse groups become more widely accepted among politicians, policy-makers and the general public, it is critical to incorporate impact assessment and analysis into the planning and decision-making process. During such a process, planners bring stakeholders together (e.g., elected officials, business representatives, developers, community groups, residents, etc.) to set development goals and policies (e.g., what are we trying to achieve and how?). To do so, all stakeholders in a community should work together to analyze, compare, contrast and prioritize different development alternatives for a sustainable future ( Smith et al., 2000 ; Wang, 2001 ). Planners, in particular, have the responsibility of gathering and evaluating available data, as well as accurately presenting future consequences of different action proposals to all stakeholders ( Halls, 2001 ).

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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.

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Chapter | 6  pages, introduction, part | 2  pages, part one urban planning and policy making, chapter | 2  pages, chapter 1 | 25  pages, the planning process, chapter 2 | 33  pages, designs and plan generation, chapter 3 | 22  pages, evaluation and monitoring, guide to further reading, part two methods for urban research, chapter | 3  pages, chapter 4 | 33  pages, research theory and designs, chapter 5 | 40  pages, research concepts and operations, chapter 6 | 42  pages, urban simulation and prediction, chapter | 8  pages, part three methods for urban policy analysis, chapter 7 | 28  pages, policy study: concepts and problems, chapter 8 | 30  pages, policy analysis: modes and methods, chapter 9 | 30  pages, policy and planning: some methodological implications, chapter | 5  pages, chapter | 1  pages, a concluding comment, chapter 1 | 7  pages, statistical notes and check list, chapter 2 | 4  pages, analysis of four-variable non-experimental research design, chapter 3 | 6  pages, determination of sample size and confidence limits, chapter 4 | 3  pages, simple matrix methods applied to the analysis of population change, chapter 5 | 5  pages, input-output analysis: an introductory example, chapter 6 | 4  pages, a regression approach to migration analysis, chapter 7 | 4  pages, example of a double-constrained gravity model: residence and employment.

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