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Handbook of research methods and applications in urban economies / edited by Peter Karl Kresl, Charles P. Vaughan professor of economics emeritus, Bucknell University, USA ; Jaime Sobrino, El Colegio de México

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Handbooks of research methods and applications | Edward Elgar E-Book Archive | Handbooks of research methods and applications seriesPublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, 2013Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 525 pages) : diagramsISBN:
  • 9780857934628
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: 9780857934611. | 9781781953488. | Erscheint auch als: Handbook of research methods and applications in urban economies. Druck-Ausgabe. Cheltenham, UK [u.a.] : Elgar, 2013. XVI, 525 S.DDC classification:
  • 307.760721 23
RVK: RVK: RB 10627LOC classification:
  • HT151
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9780857934628Online resources: Summary: 'It is obvious that cities have long been the focus of analysis by the scholars and practitioners whose writings published in the KreslSobrino Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies. The depth and excellence of the numerous topics examined reflects effective networking between the scholars involved, their analyses of approaches, problems and potentials of cities on the numerous continents, and the continuing role of the Global Urban Competitiveness Project in encouraging the development of methodologies and data helpful in understanding the hard and soft determinants of the growth and decline of cities.' (Pierre-Paul Proulx, Université de Montréal, Canada). -- 'This collection of essays provides a rich assortment of methods used to investigate the complex economic, social, environmental, demographic and political systems in cities throughout the world. It gives researchers, lecturers and students a useful taste of the different ways of studying these phenomena in diverse urban settings.' (Ivan Turok, University of Glasgow, UK). -- In this timely Handbook, more than 17 renowned contributors from Asia, the Americas and Europe provide chapters that deal with some of the most intriguing and important aspects of research methodologies on cities and urban economies. The Handbook comprises five parts: methodology, continental distinctions, positioning cities, planning for the future, and urban structures. The methodologies section includes interviews, empirical and theoretical approaches whilst continental distinctions offers contributions on China, North America, Europe, Latin America and South Africa. Positioning treats cities in the international context and relates them to economic and administrative spaces whilst planning includes general strategic economic planning, as well as the experience of individual cities. Finally, the structures section refers to contextual and situational aspects of urban development. Providing a comprehensive study of urban development and competitiveness, this Handbook will strongly appeal to students wishing to gain a deeper understanding of research methods in urban economics, urban studies and planning.PPN: PPN: 1023445875Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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