1st Edition

Alternative Planning History and Theory

Edited By Dorina Pojani Copyright 2023
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This book includes twelve newly commissioned and carefully curated chapters each of which presents an alternative planning history and theory written from the perspective of groups that have been historically marginalized or neglected. In teaching planning history and theory, many planning programs tend to follow the planning cannon - a normative perspective that mostly accounts for the... Read more
  1. Planning history and theory: Enriching the canon
  2. Women
  3. The poor
  4. LGBTQ+ communities
  5. People with disabilities
  6. Older adults
  7. Children
  8. Religious minorities
  9. People of color
  10. Migrants
  11. Indigenous people
  12. Colonized peoples (Indian Subcontinent)
  13. Colonized peoples (Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa)

Biography

Dorina Pojani is Associate Professor in urban planning at the University of Queensland, Australia. She teaches planning theory and history. Her research is international and comparative and covers a variety of built environment topics, including urban design, transport, and housing.