Explorations in Planning Theory - Softcover

Mazza, Luigi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882851543 ISBN 13: 9780882851549

Publisher: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1996

Synopsis

What is this thing called planning? What is its domain? What do planners do? How do they talk? What are the limits and possibilities for planning imposed by power, politics, knowledge, technology, interpretation, ethics, and institutional design? In this comprehensive volume, the foremost voices in planning explore the foundational ideas and issues of the profession.Explorations in Planning Theory is an extended inquiry into the practice of the profession. As such, it is a landmark text that defines the field for today's planners and the next generation. As Seymour J. Mandelbaum notes in the introduction, "the shared framework of these essays captures a pervasive interest in the behavior, values, character, and experience of professional planners at work."All of the chapters in this volume are written to address arguments that are important in the community of planning theoreticians and are crafted in the language of that community. While many of the contributors included here differ in their styles, the editors note that students, experienced practitioners, and scholars of city and regional planning will find this work illuminating and helpful in their research.

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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

About this edition

• Publisher: Center for Urban Policy Research
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0882851543
• ISBN 13: 9780882851549
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 564