Planning and Diversity in the City: Redistribution, Recognition and Encounter / Edition 1

by Ruth Fincher, Kurt Iveson

Overview

Planning theory and practice has become more conscious in recent times of the need to cater for a diverse range of needs and preferences. But there has been less clarity about what goals and objectives should inform planning for such diversity.

In this important new book Ruth Fincher and Kurt Iveson identify three distinct working principles of planning for diversity: redistribution, recognition and encounter. Each principle is the subject of a pair of chapters. The first explaining the principle and the second showcasing and comparing efforts to shape cities according to it, drawing on relevant examples from around the world.

Planning for Diversity is the ideal introduction to the issues that surround diversity and planning and provides a stimulating new line of advance for reducing inequality and working towards 'just diversity' in cities.

Ruth Fincher is Professor of Geography at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Kurt Iveson is Lecturer in Urban Geography at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403938107
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/01/2008
Series:	Planning, Environment, Cities , #20
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

RUTH FINCHER is Professor of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia.

KURT IVESON is Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Sydney, Australia.
RUTH FINCHER is Professor of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia.

KURT IVESON is Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Sydney, Australia.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Conceptualising Redistribution in Planning
Planning for Redistribution in Practice
Conceptualising Recognition in Planning
Planning for Recognition in Practice
Conceptualising Encounter in Planning
Planning for Encounter in Practice
Conclusion.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Refreshing, well-structured and clearly written ... this book makes a valuable contribution to the analysis of the experience of diversity in urban life ... [A] very useful student text, as well as an accessible and helpful guide to practitioners' - Patsy Healey, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

'Bold and engaging ... This is a stimulating book that takes planners back to their roots and arguments about the 'right to the city'. It deserves to be widely read' - Rose Gilroy, Planning Theory and Practice

'Steadfastly global ... its message ... must resonate through entire teaching programs' - Brendan Gleeson, Urban Policy and Research