1st Edition
Markets, Politics and the Environment An Introduction to Planning Theory
Summary
Section A: Introduction
Chapter 1: Interpretations of urban planning
Section B: Definitions, styles and forms
Chapter 2: Planning and urban spaces
Chapter 3: Political and economic planning
Chapter 4: Styles and forms of planning
Section C: Applying ‘reason’ to politics
Chapter 5: Rationalism and pragmatism
Chapter 6: Evaluation and translation
Chapter 7: Difference, diversity and dissent
Section D: Environmental risks, urban transitions:
Chapter 8: Managing risks and 'bads'
Chapter 9: Transition management
Chapter 10: Sustainable urbanism
Biography
Barry Goodchild is Professor of Housing and Urban Planning at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Over a long career, he has secured the publication of five books and 39 articles in refereed journals, and has worked for research clients in England, Scotland and France, including the UK Economic and Social Research Council.
"[A] required reading reference for planning theory courses, and a well-informed contribution to the much-needed debate on the nature and role of planning theory, which may be useful to help challenge neo-liberal ways of thinking the urban scene. For these reasons, this noteworthy contribution to the study of planning theory should be commended not only to academics but also to all those individuals looking for deeper insights into the notion of planning and on the theory of urban and regional planning."
Carlos Nunes Silva, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal,International Journal of E-Planning Research, Volume 7 • Issue 1 • January-March 2018
