{"product_id":"9781446294444","title":"Research Design in Urban Planning: A Student's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This excellent book fills a significant gap in the literature supporting planning education by providing clear, succinct advice on the design and implementation of small-scale student research projects. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Chris Couch, Professor of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A perfect text for supervisors to give students so that they plan their research projects carefully rather than leap headlong into data collection. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jean Hillier, Emeritus Professor of Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University, Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Highly recommended... Ranging across topics such as planning a research programme and data management and the handling of ethical issues, the book will be very helpful to those embarking on a thesis or dissertation in the field. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Peter Fidler, President of the University of Sunderland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch Design in Urban Planning: A Student’s Guide is a brilliantly accessible guide to designing research for that all-important dissertation. Aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this text will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· discuss research design, outlining the stages of the research process in clear detail and the key decisions which need to be taken at each stage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· explain to students how to re-interpret policy issues as researchable questions, appropriate for investigation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· look in detail at how researchers make their choice of methods, helping students to justify their own decisions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· reveal the ethical dimension to such decisions in the context of a growing requirement for the ethical approval of student projects \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e· review the issues for comparative studies – important not least because of student involvement in Erasmus programs and AESOP workshops\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with case studies, exercises, illustrations and summaries, Research Design in Urban Planning is an invaluable resource for students undertaking their first substantial, individual investigations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030552953072,"sku":"9781446294444","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446294444_p0.jpg?v=1763817406","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446294444","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}