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Purpose, budget, time and local conditions determine the tools selected for a study. Will the results be used as the basis for making a political decision, or are some quick before-and-after statistics needed to measure the effect of a project? Are you gathering specific background information as part of a design process, or is your study part of a more general research project to gather basic information over time and across geographic lines?
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© 2013 Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre
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Gehl, J., Svarre, B. (2013). Counting, Mapping, Tracking and Other Tools. In: How To Study Public Life. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-525-0_3
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