Research methodology in the built environment : a selection of case studies / edited by Vian Ahmed, Alex Opoku and Zeeshan Aziz. - xx, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The thought process of the research journey. Getting ready for your research : setting the scene / Vian Ahmed and Alex Opoku ; When more does not mean better : selecting a research methodology and methods / Karim Ménacère ; Choosing an appropriate research methodology and method / Alex Opoku, Vian Ahmed and Julius Akotia -- Quantitative research. A questionnaire survey of building surveying education : the graduate voice / Mike Hoxley ; Comparing experience through visual behaviour in physical and virtual environments / David Greenwood and Oliver Jones ; Using quantitative approaches to enhance construction performance through data captured from mobile devices / Zeeshan Aziz, Christopher Barker and Bulent Algan Tezel -- Qualitative research. A theoretical framework for conserving cultural values of heritage buildings in Malaysia from the perspective of facilities management / Hasif Rafidee bin Hasbollah and David Baldry ; Using case-based methods in construction research with complementarities / Fidelis A. Emuze -- Mixed methods research. Studentification and the housing needs of international students in Johannesburg : an embedded mixed methods approach / Kola Ijasan and Vian Ahmed ; Enabling building-information-modeling-capable small and medium enterprises / Aisha Abuelmaatti and Vian Ahmed ; Learning from bioclimatic desert architecture : a case study of Ghadames, Libya / Ahmad Taki and Jamal Alabid -- Action research. Embedding action research in the built environment : an action approach / Lloyd Scott ; Information systems to support planning and decision-making in construction organizations using action research methodology / Salman Azhar -- Grounded theory research. The application of grounded theory methodology in built environment research / Monty Sutrisna and Wisnu Setiawan ; Grounded theory style analysis in action : utilising multi-layer methods in developing built environment response to social conflicts in Indonesia / Wisnu Setiawan, Monty Sutrisna and Peter Barrett -- Design science research. Design science methodology for developing a learning object repository for construction / Pathmeswaran Raju and Vian Ahmed.

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Architecture--Study and teaching.
Architecture--Research--Case studies.
Architecture--Research.
Architecture--Study and teaching.
Architecture and Planning.
Bouwkunde.
Onderzoeksmethoden.
Onderzoek.


Case studies.

NA2000 / .R48 2016

720.72