Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning (eBook)

Dr. Wang is Professor of Planning in the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the U. of Pennsylvania, a Masters in Community Planning from the U. of Rhode Island, and an MS in Geo-Sciences and BS in Geography from Peking U., Beijing, China. His research interests are in the areas of environmental planning and GIS applications in planning.Dr. vom Hofe is Assistant Professor of Economic Development in the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Ph.D. and his Masters in Regional Science from Cornell U. and also holds a Diplom Ingenieur (FH) in Agriculture from the Fachhochschule Weihenstephan, Germany. His research is devoted to the applicability of quantitative methods in planning, particularly for economic analysis.  

Contents 7
List of Figures 11
List of Tables 14
Chapter 1 Introduction: Planning Research Methods 19
1.1 Planning 19
1.2 Planning Analysis 20
1.3 The Illustrative Study Area—Boone County, Kentucky, USA 21
1.4 Structure of the Book 24
References 28
Chapter 2 Data and Data Presentation 29
2.1 Data 30
2.2 Data Analysis 42
2.3 Presentation 59
2.4 Projections, Forecasts, or Estimates 67
References 69
Chapter 3 Demographic Analysis 71
3.1 The Need for Demographic Analysis 71
3.2 Demographic Analysis — Fundamental Concepts 76
3.3 Components of Change — Demographic Reasons for Population Change 83
3.4 Trend Extrapolation Methods 99
3.5 Cohort-Component Method 129
3.6 Concluding Remarks 144
Review Questions 147
Exercises 148
References 150
Chapter 4 Understanding Your Regional Economy — The Economic Base Theory 153
4.1 Introduction to Economic Models 153
4.2 The Economic Base Theory 154
4.3 Understanding Your Regional Economy 156
4.4 Assessing the State of a Regional Economy 166
4.5 Economic Base Analysis Techniques 184
4.6 Evaluating Regional Economies Using the Economic Base Multiplier and Shift- Share Analysis 214
Review Questions 232
Exercises 233
References 235
Chapter 5 Input-Output Analysis for Planning Purposes 237
5.1 Introduction to Input-Output Analysis 237
5.2 The Input-Output Table 242
5.3 Deriving Input-Output Multipliers —The Economic Model 246
5.4 Assumptions and Extensions of Input-Output Analysis 277
Review Questions 288
Exercises 289
References 290
Chapter 6 Land Use Analysis 292
6.1 Land Use and Human Activities 294
6.2 Land Classification 298
6.3 Land Database and Land Mapping 308
6.4 Land Suitability Analysis 316
6.5 GIS-Based Land Suitability Analysis 325
6.6 Impact Analysis 338
Review Questions 342
Exercises 342
References 343
Chapter 7 Transportation Analysis 346
7.1 Basic Concepts in Transportation Analysis 348
7.2 Overview of Transportation Analysis 352
7.3 Street Classification 353
7.4 Travel Demand Modeling 358
7.5 Critique and Limitations 393
Review Questions 396
Exercises 397
References 399
Chapter 8 Synopsis—An Integrated Analysis 401
8.1 Case Study One: 20-Year Population Projection 402
8.2 Case Study Two: Household Allocation 412
8.3 Case Study Three: Economic Impact Analysis 422
8.4 Case Study Four: Estimation of Trip Production and Trip Attraction 437
8.5 Concluding Remarks 448
References 449