Explorations in Planning Theory
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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Explorations in Planning Theory
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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Explorations in Planning Theory

Explorations in Planning Theory

by Luigi Mazza
Explorations in Planning Theory

Explorations in Planning Theory

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780882851549
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Publication date: 01/01/1996
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 564
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Seymour J. Mandelbaum 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 Journal of Planning Education, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, The Responsive Community, Journal of Planning Literature, and Town Planning Review.

Luigi Mazza is professor of planning in the faculty of architecture at the Politecnico of Milan, Italy. As a physical planner, Mazza 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 Planning Theory.

Robert W. Burchell 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 Development Impact Assessment Handbook for the Urban Land Institute. His other publications include The Fiscal Impact Handbook, The Practitioner’s Guide to Fiscal Impact Analysis, The Adaptive Reuse Handbook, and the Environmental Impact Handbook.

Table of Contents

Introduction; II: Israel and Hellas; III: Rome and the Middle Ages; IV: Renaissance and Reformation; V: The Sovereign Nation; VI: Towards a New World; VII: Stirrings in the Old World; VIII: Stirrings in the Old World
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