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 …

The point of view expressed in this article is theoretically grounded in the PRISMA
statement, which is a tool for critically evaluating academic papers in public health …

Attempting to build a house without a blueprint could result in a fundamentally unsound
structure. A thorough investigation of a building's foundation is essential to assess its quality …

Literature reviews establish the foundation of academic inquires. However, in the planning
field, we lack rigorous systematic reviews. In this article, through a systematic search on the …

This chapter discusses how students and early career researchers can use systematic
quantitative literature reviews (SQLRs) to answer research questions about cities. These …

With the boom of industry 4.0 technologies and their adoption in the built environment (BE),
conceptual frameworks (CFs) are increasingly developed to facilitate the adoption. It is …

The Routledge Handbook of Planning Research Methods is an expansive look at the
traditions, methods, and challenges of research design and research projects in …

Urban Design Guidelines have been used in Jakarta for controlling the form of the built
environment. This planning instrument has been implemented in several central city …

Students on planning courses are usually expected to conduct a small-scale research
project, and to write up the results of this project in a dissertation. But there are few texts …

The built environment research expands rapidly making it challenging to synthesize the
evidence for informing environmental policies within narrow timeframes. Rapid systematic …