Planning Theory: A Search for Future Directions - Softcover

Burchell, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141284861X ISBN 13: 9781412848619

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Theory and practice in city planning have never been known for their compatibility. The planner, dealing with stresses such as the personalities at work in a board meeting and coping with the realities of fund raising, political realities, and the like, can find little guidance in the theory of the trade. The issues of poverty groups, whether rural or urban, the provision of services, and the packaging of them are seemingly insuperable. The sheer frustration in the inability to deliver, which so many planners feel, can result in considerable impatience and a questioning of the relevance of theory. The editors argue that this state of affairs, though understandable, is unacceptable. While short-range meliorismwithout sense of perspective may be good for the practitioner's individual psyche, the cost may be borne by the long-run best interests of the groups to be served. The risks of a lack of perspective and the experiences generated by this phenomenon are too serious in their implications to permit the process to continue. In this new age of anxiety it is essential for both planners and theorists to understand their roles as well as provide guidance in shaping them. Burchell and Sternlieb have thus gathered here a variety of individuals, all of whom in their separate and distinct fashions are seasoned, both in practice and in theory. The book is divided into five sections: Physical Planning in Change, Social Planning in Change, Public Policy Planning in Change, Economic Planning in Change, and a final section detailing the roles of planners and who they are. These shared puzzlements and insights will prove useful to all practitioners and theorists in the planning field.

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About the Author:

<p> <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 the <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 the <em>Environmental Impact Handbook.</em></p>||<p> <em>George Sternlieb</em>, who holds his doctorate from the Harvard Business School, is the founder and former director of the Center for Urban Policy Research. He is a member of the Census Advisory Committee on Population Statistics, a trustee of the Urban Land Institute, and has served on a number of presidential task forces on urban development.</p

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 141284861X
• ISBN 13: 9781412848619
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 430