Chapter 2 Understanding institutions, actors and networks: Advancing constructionist methods in urban policy research. Chapter 3 Multiplicities, interwoven threads, holistic paths: The phronetic long-haul approach. Chapter 4 Quality or quantity? The role of qualitative research in evaluating urban renewal programmes. Chapter 5 `Are you taking notes on us?' Reflections on case study research in urban environments. Chapter 6 Immigration, settlement and cultural diversity: Towards narrative research methods. Chapter 7 Diverse community responses to controversial urban issues: The contribution of qualitative research to policy development. Chapter 8 The utility of qualitative research: A study of gender empowerment in Sri Lanka. Chapter 9 Urban spaces - ageing places? insights from interviews and focus groups into the spatiality of later life. Chapter 10 "Make sure there is a shady tree": Participation and action research with Australian aboriginal communities. Chapter 11 Epilogue: re-qualifying the city. Chapter 1 Qualitative urban analysis: Towards a pragmatic renaissance. Series Editor's Introduction. List of Contributors.
Advocates a 'pragmatic renaissance' within qualitative research - a systematic approach to conducting qualitative research and representing the findings. This book includes chapters that showcase the utility of qualitative research by providing theoretical, methodological and empirical insights into real life research.