Researching the City: A Guide for Students

Researching the City: A Guide for Students
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â€˜Extends a warm welcome to students who have come face-to-face with the daunting task of producing a dissertation.Â Written in an accessible and engaging style, it deals with the nitty-gritty of researching the city... a must-have for the student!â€™
- Kim England, University of Washington

â€˜An invaluable guide to urban research design for undergraduate and graduate students alike. It provides the novice researcher with a wealth of practical advice on theory, methods, writing style, and everything else one needs to know to design and manage a successful urban research project.Â I wish this book had been available when I started my research career!â€²
- Byron Miller, University of CalgaryÂ

â€˜Replete with tremendously useful advice and guidance for students of all social-science disciplines undertaking significant research projects on urban issues... students writing undergraduate and masterâ€™s theses, or even doctoral dissertations, are likely to find it tremendously useful as well.â€™
- David L. Imbroscio, University of Louisville

This practical guide for students focuses on the city and on the different ways to research it. The authors explains how research is done, from the original idea to design and implementation, through to writing up and representation.

Substantive chapters explain each method in detail, from using archival methods, interviews, ethnography, questionnaires, discourse analysis and diaries, to using GIS and visual methods.Â

With real world examples throughout and guided further reading for each chapter, it is an inspiring guide for students carrying out their own research in urban geography, urban planning, urban studies and urban sociology courses.
Country USA
Brand Sage Publications
Manufacturer SAGE Publications Ltd
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-12-20
UnitCount 1
UPCs 001446202119
EANs 0001446202119

Country	USA
Brand	Sage Publications
Manufacturer	SAGE Publications Ltd
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2013-12-20
UnitCount	1
UPCs	001446202119
EANs	0001446202119

Researching the City: A Guide for Students

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