1st Edition

Applied Urban Analysis A critique and synthesis

By Ian Cullen Copyright 1984
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Much of the theoretical literature in planning and human geography at present is materialist in perspective. This offers a powerful critique but locates the dynamics of urban systems too specifically in just one basic social relationship. It fails to provide an intellectual base broad enough for constructive, detailed urban analysis, partly because it fails to do justice to the reflective... Read more

1. Introduction

2. The scientific method in planning

3. The economic and demographic bases

4. Spatial form

5. Perceptions, values and lifestyles

6. Structured locational decisions

7. Prediction, explanation and interpretation in applied urban analysis

8. Investigation and action

 

Biography

Cullen, Ian