Research in Landscape Architecture: Methods and Methodology

This book looks at research methods that are specific to and for landscape architecture, and contributes to the further development of landscape architecture as an academic discipline in its own right.

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.

• | Author: Adri van den Brink, Simon Bell, Hilde Tobi, Diedrich Bruns
• | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• | Publication Date: Nov 24, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781138020931
• | ISBN-10: 1138020931