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Zusatztext "[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 Informationen zum Autor Barry Goodchildis 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. Zusammenfassung Markets, politics and the environment provides an account old and new theories of planning, which have become ever more important with increased concern about environmental impact and climate change Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
