In original essays, fourteen nationally known scholars examine the practical, philosophical, and epistemological implications of a variety of research traditions. Included are discussions of historical, theoretical, and feminist scholarship; case-study and ethnographic research; text and conversatio
Research in Landscape Architecture: Methods and Methodology
โ Scribed by Adri van den Brink; Diedrich Bruns; Hilde Tobi; Simon Bell
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis routledge
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 330
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Defining a research question, describing why it needs to be answered and explaining how methods are selected and applied are challenging tasks for anyone embarking on academic research within the field of landscape architecture. Whether you are an early career researcher or a senior academic, it is essential to draw meaningful conclusions and robust answers to research questions. Research in Landscape Architecture provides guidance on the rationales needed for selecting methods and offers direction to help to frame and design academic research within the discipline. Over the last couple of decades the traditional orientation in landscape architecture as a field of professional practice has gradually been complemented by a growing focus on research. This book will help you to develop the connections between research, teaching and practice, to help you to build a common framework of theory and research methods. Bringing together contributions from landscape architects across the world, this book covers a broad range of research methodologies and examples to help you conduct research successfully. Also included is a study in which the editors discuss the most important priorities for the research within the discipline over the coming years. This book will provide a definitive path to developing research within landscape architecture.
โฆ Table of Contents
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Introduction
Part I: Raising Awareness
1 Advancing landscape architecture research
2 A process approach to research in landscape architecture
Part II: Setting The Stage
3 The role of theory
4 The relationship between research and design
5 The challenge of publication
6 Assessing research priorities and quality
Part III: Selected Approaches and Methods
7 Case studies
8 Landscape biography
9 Social media
10 Virtual environments
11 Walking
12 Design guidelines
Part IV: Addressing Some of the Grand Challenges
13 Cultural landscape meanings and values
14 Landscape and health
15 Thermally comfortable urban environments
16 The urban water challenge
Index
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