Review:
<p> "[S]hould see wide use and stimulate further discourse among planning theorists and educators."</p> <p> —L. Dalton, <em>Journal of Planning Education and Research</em></p>|<p> "Particularly useful in tracing and documenting recent discussions of communicative action and practice in planning theory.... Useful in tracing and documenting discussions of communicative action and practice in planning theory... [O]ffers a wide variety of approaches to linking theory and practice."</p> <p> <i>—Journal of Planning Education and Research</i></p>|<p> “[<em>Explorations in Planning Theory</em>] gives the reader a good sense of the current concerns of planning theorists—what sparks their interest and what areas of the field are promising for further development... [T]his book demonstrates that there is much to be gained when planning theorists take on the questions of representations, discourse, and power.”</p> <p> —Katherine T. Jones,<em>Annals of the Association of American Geographers</em></p>
About the Author:
<p> <span lang=""EN""><em>Seymour J. Mandelbaum</em> is professor emeritus of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. An abiding interest in the cultivation of communities informs his diverse work in planning theory, urban and communications policy, and the links between the construction of pasts and futures. He serves on the editorial boards of the <em>Journal of Planning Education</em>, <em>Journal of Architectural and Planning Research</em>, <em>The Responsive Community</em>, <em>Journal of Planning Literature</em>, and <em>Town Planning Review</em>.</span></p>||<p> <em>Luigi Maa</em> is professor of planning in the faculty of architecture at the Politecnico of Milan, Italy. As a physical planner, Maa consulted to local and central governments in Italy and abroad. He is engaged in a research study on the nature of physical plans and planning systems. He is also the founding editor of the journal <em>Planning Theory</em>.</p>|<p> <span lang=""EN""><em>Robert W. Burchell</em> is Professor II at Rutgers University and co-director at the Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University. An expert on fiscal impact analysis, land-use development and regulation, and housing policy, Burchell co-authored <em>Development Impact Assessment Handbook </em>for the Urban Land Institute. His other publications include <em>The Fiscal Impact Handbook</em>, <em>The Practitioner’s Guide to Fiscal Impact Analysis</em>, <em>The Adaptive Reuse Handbook</em>, and <em>Environmental Impact Handbook.</em></span></p
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