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An insight on the unit of analysis in urban research

In: Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies

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  • Joan Trullén
  • Rafael Boix
  • Vittorio Galletto

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In this timely Handbook, seventeen renowned contributors from Asia, the Americas and Europe provide chapters that deal with some of the most intriguing and important aspects of research methodologies on cities and urban economies.

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  • Joan Trullén & Rafael Boix & Vittorio Galletto, 2013. "An insight on the unit of analysis in urban research," Chapters, in: Peter Karl Kresl & Jaime Sobrino (ed.), Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies, chapter 10, pages 235-266, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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