Critical readings in planning theory /
Urban and Regional Planning Series, Volume 27: Critical Readings in Planning Theory presents a critical perspective on urban and regional planning. This book provides an understanding of various theoretical perspectives on planning. Organized into five parts encompassing 19 chapters, this volume beg...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1982.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
Urban and regional planning series ; v. 27. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Urban and Regional Planning Series, Volume 27: Critical Readings in Planning Theory presents a critical perspective on urban and regional planning. This book provides an understanding of various theoretical perspectives on planning. Organized into five parts encompassing 19 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the economic and social theory of planning. This text then examines the procedural planning theory, which deals with the making and implementing of plans. Other chapters consider the introduction of the systems approach to planning. This book discusses as well the theoretical respecification of the nature of town planning as it has developed under capitalism. The final chapter deals with the ideology of planning that is consistent with the view that town planning can be objectively useful. This book is a valuable resource for students of planning who want to understand planning as it is. Urban planners and engineers will also find this book useful. |
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| Item Description: | Series on jkt.: Urban and regional planning series; v. 27. Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312). |
| ISBN: | 9780080246819 0080246818 9781483146546 1483146545 |