Urban Planning Imagination - A Critical International Introduction - A Critical International Introduction

"A critical, internationally comparative guide to rethinking urban planning for the future"--

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: what is planning?
Chapter 2 Imagination: what is planning's spirit and purpose?
Chapter 3: Substance: what are the objects of planning?
Chapter 4: Wisdom: what does planning teach us?
Chapter 5: Methods: what are the means planning?
Chapter 6: Comparisons: what are the global variations in planning?
Chapter 7: Exchanges: what are the global connections in planning?
Chapter 8: Conclusion: what is the future of planning?

About the author

Nicholas A. Phelps is Professor and Chair of Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne.

Product details

• Authors: Phelps, Nicholas A Phelps, Nicholas A. Phelps, Nicholas A. (University of Melbourne) Phelps, Phelps Nicholas A.
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781509526246
• ISBN: 978-1-5095-2624-6
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography