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- Theoretical background for different research methods
- Use of Geographic Information System
- Integrated approach to planning analyses
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"The book is an introductory text aimed at upper-level undergraduates and graduate students ... . The book runs to 430 pages, divided into eight chapters, and includes 97 figures and 139 tables. ... Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning is likely to stand the test of time and has set a marker for others to follow." (Alasdair J. Rae, URBAN DESIGN International, Vol. 13, 2008)
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Dr. Wang is Professor of Planning in the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the U. of Pennsylvania, a Masters in Community Planning from the U. of Rhode Island, and an MS in Geo-Sciences and BS in Geography from Peking U., Beijing, China. His research interests are in the areas of environmental planning and GIS applications in planning.
Dr. vom Hofe is Assistant Professor of Economic Development in the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Ph.D. and his Masters in Regional Science from Cornell U. and also holds a Diplom Ingenieur (FH) in Agriculture from the Fachhochschule Weihenstephan, Germany. His research is devoted to the applicability of quantitative methods in planning, particularly for economic analysis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning
Authors: Xinhao Wang, Rainer Hofe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49658-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-49658-8Published: 02 September 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 430
Number of Illustrations: 97 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Jointly published with Tsinghua University Press