Print version: Farthing, Stuart M. Research design in urban planning : a student’s guide. Los Angeles : SAGE, 2016 xiv, 221 pages ISBN 9781446294444
Includes bibliographical references and index
Chapter 1. The Design of Planning Research -- Chapter 2. Post-Positivism and Planning Research -- Chapter 3. Policy Issues and Research Questions -- Chapter 4. A Justification For Your Research Question -- Chapter 5. Descriptive Questions: scope, claims, and sampling -- Chapter 6. Explanatory Questions: starting points, claims and sampling -- Chapter 7. Methods of Data Generation in Research -- Chapter 8. Data Analysis -- Chapter 9. Ethics of Research Chapter -- Chapter 10. Cross-National Comparative Research in Urban Planning -- Chapter 11. Conclusion.