Developing Process for Selecting Research Techniques in Urban Planning and Urban Design with a PRISMA-Compliant Review

Abeer Elshater () and Hisham Abusaada
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Abeer Elshater: Department of Urban Design and Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11517, Egypt
Hisham Abusaada: Housing and Building National Research Center, Cairo 12622, Egypt

Social Sciences, 2022, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: Choosing the proper research methods can pose a challenge for novice urban planners and designers. This study aimed to develop a more effective process for assisting urban planners and designers in selecting appropriate research techniques. The study used bibliometrics, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and storytelling techniques as examples of urban planning and urban design research techniques. The results of this study provide techniques and procedures that can help urban planners and designers to conduct research reviews and follow the previous documented works published in the field. By utilizing suggested techniques and procedures, conclusive conclusions in urban planning and design research can be formed on the basis of compelling evidence. This study recommends developing a further innovative research methodology based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by improving documentation and dissemination of research reviews.

Keywords: bibliometrics analyses; meta-analyses; research techniques; storytelling techniques; systematic reviews (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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