Researching the city
edited by Kevin Ward.
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Los Angeles, Calif. : : SAGE, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (viii, 167 p.) : : ill.
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| Opplysninger | 1. Introduction -- 2. Designing an urban research project -- 3. Archival research -- 4. Interviews -- 5. Urban ethnographic research -- 6. Working in the shadow zones of urban economies: using questionnaires to research hidden populations -- 7. Discourse and linguistic analysis -- 8. Using diaries to study urban worlds -- 9. GIS: a method and practice -- 10. Worlds through glass: photography and video as geographic method -- 11. Writing up -- Index.. - 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. 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.
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| ISBN | 9781446202104. - 9781446202111
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