Qualitative paradigm has been chosen as it allows researchers to go beyond numbers explore human behavior in specific contexts focus on planning and policies gaber gaber 2017 . The revised and updated second edition of qualitative analysis for planning policy is a roadmap to help planners access qualitative data and integrate it into their planning investigations planning and policy decisions are not based solely on numbers and this book equips planners with a how to guide to see what has been missing between the lines of quantitative data and make good decisions using the best possible information. This book explains how to use and adapt these techniques and how to integrate these methods with more traditional qualitative research chapters offer step by step guidance to setting up various kinds of qualitative research projects collecting data organizing data and analyzing data case studies show how a mix of qualitative and quantitative r. Qualitative analysis which yields data in words and images rather than numbers is an important tool in any research project planners can use field research photography focus groups and content analysis and meta analysis to develop compelling data for a variety of uses. This item qualitative analysis for planning policy beyond the numbers by john gaber hardcover 2773 only 1 left in stock order soon ships from and sold by amazoncom