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Readings in Planning Theory (Studies in Urban and Social Change)

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Author: Susan S. Fainstein
Creator: Scott Campbell
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 488
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.4

ISBN: 0631223479
Dewey Decimal Number: 307.12160973
EAN: 9780631223474
ASIN: 0631223479

Publication Date: February 14, 2003
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Product Description
The second edition of this very successful volume examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years.brulbrliExamines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years. brliDraws 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. brliTheoretical perspectives include political economy, postmodernism, communicative rationality, and feminism. brliReadings new to this edition examine themes emerging in planning theory, including a critique of the modernist roots of centralized planning, a reemphasis on space in planning, and a discussion of the difficulty of sustainable development. brliFeatures new case studies of planning success and failure in both the United States and the United Kingdom. brliContains thirteen wholly new readings./li/ul

Book Description
The second edition of this very successful volume examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years. The editors have selected a set of classic and contemporary writings to address a central question: What role can planning theory play in making the good city and region within the constraints of a capitalist political economy and a democratic political system? The volume 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. Theoretical perspectives include political economy, postmodernism, communicative rationality, and feminism. Readings new to this edition examine themes emerging in planning theory, including a critique of the modernist roots of centralized planning, a reemphasis on space in planning, and a discussion of the difficulty of sustainable development. The second edition also features new case studies of planning success and failure in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In this second edition of Readings in Planning Theory the editors retain 10 of the 28 original readings from the first edition. Four other readings have been updated with more recent writings from the same author (the opening introduction and the chapters by Fainstein, Krumholz and Healey). Thirteen readings are wholly new.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

The cornerstones of planning theory November 28, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

The autors present a superb choice of classical texts on the field of urban planning. I recommend it to all of those who want a good reference on some of the most important ideas that have shaped this field until now.

5 out of 5 stars

A very good selection February 20, 2000
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

This book is a very good beginning for a student interested in urban and regional planning. The selections are great, one example is the classic article from Lindblom The science of muddling through, with several arguments in favor to 'incrementalism'. Another classic is Davidoff's Advocacy and pluralism in planning, and the text from Beauregard, Krumholz, Healy and Harvey.

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