Qualitative Analysis for Planning & Policy: Beyond the Numbers / Edition 1

by John Gaber, Sharon Gaber

Overview

This book explains how to use and adapt these techniques and how to integrate these methods with more traditional qualitative research. Chapters offer step-by-step guidance to setting up various kinds of qualitative research projects, collecting data, organizing data, and analyzing data. Case studies show how a mix of qualitative and quantitative research can help planners build consensus and tackle large, complicated projects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932364323
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/15/2007
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John Gaber AICP is the Department Chair of City Planning and Real Estate Development and City and Regional Planning Professor at Clemson University, USA. Dr. Gaber has over 30 planning research articles published in an assortment of journals including: Journal of Planning Education and Research, Journal of Architecture and Planning, Evaluation and Program Planning, Journal of Planning Urban Development, and Journal of the American Planning Association. His most recent research projects include: Sherry Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation, qualitative research techniques used in citizen participation projects, Hippietowns, and mixed method research strategies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Field Research

Chapter 3. Photographic Research

Chapter 4. Focus Group Research

Chapter 5. Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis

Chapter 6. Getting the Big Picture

Chapter 7. Applying Qualitative Techniques in Citizen Participation

Editorial Reviews

"The first version of Qualitative Analysis for Planning and Policy has long been the key text in this area. Providing well-written guidance on study design, data collection, analysis, and research outputs, this new edition adds a useful chapter on using qualitative methods in public participation. Raising value questions, the book also helps readers cultivate ethically informed approaches. Using clear prose, multiple real-world examples,and informative diagrams and charts, the book is easy to incorporate into methods, workshop, and seminar formats. Outside the classroom is a reference for practitioners wanting ideas about how to get more out of their project activities." —Ann Forsyth, Ruth and Frank Stanton Chair of Urban Planning, Harvard University

"This book remains the go-to-source for planners curious about how to use qualitative methods to explore and tell a compelling story about issues of interest. The second edition offers novel insights on using emerging forms of big data and technologies, like smart phones and drones, to inform more responsive and holistic planning processes. Gaber’s conversational writing style, ample use of examples, and from-the-trenches perspective makes this an accessible resource for practitioners, community advocates, students, and faculty alike." —Deirdre Pfeiffer, AICP, Associate Professor and Program Director, Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University

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