Planning Theory Books

New and Published Books

1. Transcultural Cities

   Border-Crossing and Placemaking

   Edited by Jeffrey Hou

   Transcultural Cities uses a framework of transcultural placemaking, cross-disciplinary inquiry and transnational focus to examine a collection of case studies around the world, presented by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and activists in architecture, urban planning, urban studies, art,...

   Published January 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies

   Edited by Peter Howard, Ian Thompson, Emma Waterton

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Landscape is a vital, synergistic concept which opens up ways of thinking about many of the problems which beset our contemporary world, such as climate change, social alienation, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and destruction of heritage. As a concept, landscape does not respect...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
3. Building the New Urbanism

   Places, Professions, and Profits in the American Metropolitan Landscape

   By Aaron Passell

   The New Urbanism is perhaps the most influential movement that has emerged in suburban design, planning, and development in recent decades. It proposes to reform conventional suburban development by "building community." Building the New Urbanism asks "why new urbanism now?" to provide...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Young People and Housing

   Transitions, Trajectories and Generational Fractures

   Edited by Ray Forrest, Ngai-Ming Yip

   Series: Housing and Society Series

   Young People and Housing brings together new research exploring the economic, social, and cultural challenges that face young people in search of permanent housing. Featuring international case studies from Asia, Europe, and Australia, Young People and Housing is a collection of...

   Published October 1st 2012 by Routledge
5. The New Century of the Metropolis

   Urban Enclaves and Orientalism

   By Tom Angotti

   The problems created by metropolitanization have become increasingly apparent. Attempts to limit growth, disperse populations and plan neighbourhoods have been largely unsuccessful. Strategies are needed to improve the world's major cities in the twenty-first century. Tom Angotti is...

   Published August 16th 2012 by Routledge
6. Reviving Critical Planning Theory

   Dealing with Pressure, Neo-liberalism, and Responsibility in Communicative Planning

   By Tore Øivin Sager

   Series: RTPI Library Series

   Discussing some of the most vexing criticism of communicative planning theory (CPT), this book goes on to suggest how theorists and planners can respond to it. Looking at issues of power, politics and ethics in relation to planning, this book is for both critics and advocates of CPT, with lessons...

   Published August 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Systemic Architecture

   Operating Manual for the Self-Organizing City

   By Marco Poletto, Claudia Pasquero

   This is a manual investigating the subject of urban ecology and systemic development from the perspective of architectural design. It sets out to explore two main goals: to discuss the contemporary relevance of a systemic practice to architectural design, and to share a toolbox of informational...

   Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Planning Game

   An Information Economics Approach to Understanding Urban and Environmental Management

   By Alex Lord

   Trading information is an essential aspect of the negotiations that underpin planning practice across the globe. In this book, Alex Lord uses information economics to outline a way of thinking about these negotiations that places the strategies that actors in the planning game use at the heart of...

   Published April 5th 2012 by Routledge
9. An Anatomy of Sprawl

   Planning and Politics in Britain

   By Nicholas A. Phelps

   Series: RTPI Library Series

   Despite the combined efforts of British planners, politicians, the public and interest groups, the ‘Solent City’ stands as one of a number of instances of a peculiar instance of urban sprawl – muted, and slow to emerge – yet produced paradoxically by very strong interests in promoting conservation...

   Published February 19th 2012 by Routledge
10. Community Visioning Programs

    Processes and Outcomes

    Edited by Norman Walzer, Gisele Hamm

    Series: Community Development Research and Practice Series

    Community visioning is key in helping local public officials and community leaders create a flourishing future for their cities, and is essential for the effective planning and implementation of these strategies. Visioning involves collaborative goal setting to motivate actions – of planners,...

    Published January 23rd 2012 by Routledge