Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies by Peter Karl K

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In this timely Handbook, seventeen 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.

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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.Contributors: J.A. Annema, D. Arribas-Bel, A. Battaglia, R. Boix, J.M.P. da Cunha, J. Duminy, E.H. Fry, V. Galletto, K. Kourtit, P.K. Kresl, W.F. Lever, J.L. Lezama, Q. Li, J.F. McDonald, P. Ni, P. Nijkamp, N. Odendaal, I. Orihuela, A. Otgaar, H. Priemus, S. Ronda, C. Salone, J. Sobrino, D.-G. Tremblay, J. Trullén, V. Ugalde, L. van den Berg, B. van Wee, V. Watson

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Edited by Peter Karl Kresl, Charles P. Vaughan Professor of Economics Emeritus, Bucknell University, US and Jaime Sobrino, El Colegio de México

Table of Contents

Contents:IntroductionPART I: BASIC METHODOLOGIES FOR RESEARCHING CITIES1. City Makers, Federal Interventions and Territorial Organization: The Case of MexicoVincente Ugalde and Stéphanie Ronda2. Empirical Approaches to Urban Competitiveness AnalysisPeter Karl Kresl3. Comparative Urban Studies in Europe: An Introduction to the Euricur MethodAlexander Otgaar and Leo van den BergPART II: CONTINENTAL DISTINCTIONS4. Analysis of Urban Well-being and its Influencing Factors in the Spatial Distribution in ChinaNi Pengfei, Qingbin Li and Chao Li5. A Comparative Approach to Doing Research on Cities: Comparing North American Cities to OthersDiane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Angélo Battaglia6. Questions and Challenges in Studies on Latin-American CitiesJosé Marcos Pinto da Cunha7. Doing Research in African Cities: The Case Study MethodJames Duminy, Vanessa Watson and Nancy OdendaalPART III: POSITIONING CITIES8. Relating Cities to their International ContextEarl H. Fry9. Defining the Urban Economic and Administrative SpacesCarlo Salone10. An Insight on the Unit of Analysis in Urban ResearchJoan Trullén, Raphael Boix and Vittorio GallettoPART IV: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURES11. Evaluation of Strategic Planning ExercisesPeter Karl Kresl12. Imagining the Future of an Individual CityJohn F. McDonald13. The Limits of Environmental Management in the Mexico Megacity: The Air Pollution CaseJosé Luis LezamaPART V: URBAN STRUCTURES14. Urban Demographic Growth: The Case of MegacitiesJaime Sobrino15. Evaluating the Urban Milieu of an Individual CityWilliam F. Lever16. Analysing Internal Migration Pathways in MexicoJaime Sobrino17. Model Building for Infrastructure InitiativesBert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema and Hugo Priemus18. Local Public–Private Relationships for Economic Development in Mexico: A Qualitative AnalysisIsela Orihuela19. The Creative Urban Diaspora Economy: A Disparity Analysis Among Migrant EntrepreneursKarima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp and Daniel Arribas-BelIndex

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'It is obvious that cities have long been the focus if analysis by the scholars and practitioners whose writings published in the Kresl-Sobrino 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, Universite de Montreal, Canada'I highly recommend students, teachers and researchers to enjoy reading this set of excellent papers.' -- Boris Graizbord, El Colegio de Mexico

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'I highly recommend students, teachers and researchers to enjoy reading this set of excellent papers.'

Details ISBN0857934619 Author Jaime Sobrino Pages 544 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 0857934619 ISBN-13 9780857934611 Year 2013 Media Book Language English Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2013-02-28 NZ Release Date 2013-02-28 UK Release Date 2013-02-28 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2013-02-28 Series Handbooks of Research Methods and Applications series Edited by Jaime Sobrino DEWEY 330.91732 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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