The semantic interview,a tool for research on urban meaning

This is a revised version of a paper presented at the International Research Conference, “Housing, Policy, and Urban Innovation” held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in June–July, 1988. The Conference was sponsored by three research institutes that are members of the Netherlands Organisation of Research Institutes in the field of housing and urban research (GS): the Center for Metropolitan Research, University of Amsterdam; the Institute of Geographical Research, University of Utrecht; and, OTB Research Institute for Policy Sciences and Technology Delft University of Technology.