
Readings in Planning Theory
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 26. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
580 pages
978-1-4443-3080-9 (ISBN)
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Description
The third edition of Readings in Planning Theory features thirteen new readings that define current debates and presents the works that constitute the main focus of the field, addressing the central issues that face planners as theorists and practitioners.
* Expands the focus on international planning by including globalization and theories of development
* Includes new readings that examine themes emerging in planning theory, including a critique of the modernist roots of centralized planning, a re-emphasis on space in planning, and a discussion of the difficulty of sustainable development
* Features new case studies of planning success and failure on both sides of the Atlantic
* Addresses the range of core planning theory so as to remain the primary text in urban planning courses
* Examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years
* Draws on a wide range of authors who address planning history, arguments for and against planning, competing planning styles, planning ethics, the public interest, and considerations of race and gender
* Expands the focus on international planning by including globalization and theories of development
* Includes new readings that examine themes emerging in planning theory, including a critique of the modernist roots of centralized planning, a re-emphasis on space in planning, and a discussion of the difficulty of sustainable development
* Features new case studies of planning success and failure on both sides of the Atlantic
* Addresses the range of core planning theory so as to remain the primary text in urban planning courses
* Examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years
* Draws on a wide range of authors who address planning history, arguments for and against planning, competing planning styles, planning ethics, the public interest, and considerations of race and gender
More details
Edition
3. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 24.4 cm
Width: 17.2 cm
Thickness: 2.7 cm
Weight
892 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-3080-9 (9781444330809)
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Persons
Susan S. Fainstein is a Professor in the Urban Planning Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Her books include The Just City (2010), The City Builders (second edition, 2001), and Restructuring the City (1986). Fainstein is also a recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) for lifetime career achievement.
Scott Campbell is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Doctoral Program Director in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. He is a co-author of The Rise of the Gunbelt: The Military Remapping of Industrial America (1991). His article on sustainable development won an award for best article of the year from the Journal of the American Planning Association.
Scott Campbell is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Doctoral Program Director in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. He is a co-author of The Rise of the Gunbelt: The Military Remapping of Industrial America (1991). His article on sustainable development won an award for best article of the year from the Journal of the American Planning Association.
Author
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, USA
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, USA
Content
Introduction: The Structure and Debates of Planning Theory
I. Foundations of 20th Century Planning Theory
II. Planning: Justifications and Critiques
III. Planning Types/Normative frameworks
IV. Planning in Action: Successes, Failures, and Strategies
V. Race, Gender and City Planning
VI. Conflicting Priorities
VII. Planning in a Globalized World
I. Foundations of 20th Century Planning Theory
II. Planning: Justifications and Critiques
III. Planning Types/Normative frameworks
IV. Planning in Action: Successes, Failures, and Strategies
V. Race, Gender and City Planning
VI. Conflicting Priorities
VII. Planning in a Globalized World