Research Skills

Research Skills
Author: Remedia Publications
Publisher:
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Creative activities and seatwork
ISBN: 9781561756537

Seeing the City

Seeing the City
Author: Nanke Verloo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-10-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9789463728942

Researching the City

Researching the City
Author: Kevin Ward
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2020-01-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1529700981

This practical urban studies research guide for students, revised and with new chapter additions, focuses on the city and on the different ways to research it.

Internet Research Skills

Internet Research Skills
Author: Niall Ó Dochartaigh
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012-05-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1446281191

Internet Research Skills is a clear, concise guide to effective online research for social science and humanities students. The first half of the book deals with publications online, devoting separate chapters to academic articles, books, official publications and news sources, which form the core secondary sources for social science research. The second half of the book deals with the open web, a vast and confusing realm of materials, many of which have no direct print counterpart. The third edition has been updated throughout and now includes: - coverage of cutting edge online services as well as newly developed approaches to using online materials - a new chapter on organising your research and internet research methods - additional material on the use of social networks for research. - illustrations, examples and short exercises to help you put what you learn into practice. Internet Research Skills is an invaluable guide for undergraduate students carrying out research projects and for postgraduate students working on theses and dissertations.

Urban Planner

Urban Planner
Author: Helen Mason
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1482413531

Urban planners are problem solvers. They find out how housing, transportation, business, and recreational areas can work together to create a successful community. They consult with city officials, developers, and the public during the planning process. This fascinating career can involve restoring historic buildings and conserving natural resources as well as overseeing construction. This book examines the history of urban planning as well as the challenges these resourceful professionals face today. Readers will learn what it takes to prepare for this fascinating and influential career.

Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions

Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions
Author: Judith James
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2017-09-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319611305

This book proposes an alternative strategy to improve and sustain prosperity, through the creation of an entrepreneurial culture in learning cities or city regions. The edited collection provides insights into how entrepreneurship, education, job creation and social inclusion can be aligned through entrepreneurial learning, in the context of territorial development. With rich and varied contributions from a wide field, including policy makers, entrepreneurs, an investment banker, leaders of universities and councils, the voluntary sector, scientists, educators and students, it reviews and assesses how learning cities and regions may become more prosperous by investing in the development of entrepreneurial skills throughout lifelong learning. Reinforced by examples on developing and retaining entrepreneurial people, this book contributes to our understanding of how entrepreneurial learning can be fostered in different city and city-region contexts. It makes an interesting contribution to the field in terms of mapping out complex issues and testing the practical validity of the concept, while also providing rich and insightful case studies centred on the Welsh experience with entrepreneurial learning city regions. The high quality international contributions demonstrate the new worldwide interest in developing an entrepreneurial culture for the benefit of a city or region, rather than an entrepreneurial mind-set for individual benefit. This fascinating subject will be of interest to many social scientists, policymakers, and practitioners. It will be found especially valuable for professionals involved in economic, inclusive and sustainable city or regional development.

Agriculture in Urban Planning

Agriculture in Urban Planning
Author: Mark Redwood
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2012-05-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 113657204X

This volume, by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south, the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security. Case studies cover food production diversification for robust and secure food provision; the socio-economic and agronomic aspects of urban composting; urban agriculture as a viable livelihood strategy; strategies for integrating city farming into urban landscapes; and the complex social-ecological networks of urban agriculture. Other case studies look at public health aspects including the impact of pesticides, micro-biological risks, pollution and water contamination on food production and people. Ultimately the book calls on city farmers, politicians, environmentalists and regulatory bodies to work together to improve the long term sustainability of urban farming as a major, secure source of food and employment for urban populations. Published with IDRC