1st Edition
Planning in Crisis? Theoretical Orientations for Architecture and Planning
By Walter Schoenwandt
Copyright 2008
180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
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In recent years, a formidable gulf has opened up between planning theory and practice. Over the past four decades, planning academics have developed strong theories and created models to accompany and elucidate the planning process. However, many planning practitioners have resisted the notion that theory can play a positive role in the solution of concrete planning problems This volume provides a... Read more
Part I Constructs for the Description of Planning; Chapter 1 Seven Models of Planning; Chapter 2 Towards a Third Generation of Planning Theory; Part II Constructs for the Treatment of Planning Tasks; Chapter 3 The Semiotic Triangle — A Conceptual Tool in Planning;
Biography
Professor Walter Schoenwandt is Director, Institute for the Foundations of Planning, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Stuttgart, Germany
'Building on a thorough analysis of past theoretical developments, Schoenwandt proposes a new challenging direction in the current debate about planning theory.' Gert de Roo, University of Groningen, The Netherlands 'Planning in Crisis is a welcome addition to the planning literature, providing the reader with a new and creative approach to the interface of philosophy and planning theory. While previous theorists have applied the works of such philosophers as Rawls, Habermas and Rorty to enlighten issues in planning, Professor Schoenwandt applies the works of Mario Bunge, a well-known philosopher of science and social science. This opens up a unique and original path that should be of great interest and relevance to planning students, professors and practitioners alike.' Stan Stein, University of Calgary, Canada
