Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning offers a selection of the best urban planning scholarship from each of the world's planning school associations. The award-winning papers presented illustrate the concerns and the discourse of planning scholarship communities and provide a glimpse into planning theory and practice by planning academics around the world. All those with an interest in urban and regional planning will find this collection valuable in opening new avenues for research and debate.This book is published in association with the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN), and the nine planning school associations it represents, who have selected these papers based on regional competitions.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-10-28
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt870 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDialogues in Urban and Regional Planning
Antal sidor384
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415346931

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1. Introduction: Building Global Integration in Planning Scholarship. Bruce Stiftel and Vanessa Watson 2. Mixed Use in Theory and Practice: Canadian Experience with Implementing Planning Principle. Jill Grant 3. Uncertain Legacy: Sydney's Olympic Stadiums. Glen Searle 4. Land Markets, Social Reproduction and Configuration of Urban Space: A Case Study of Five Municipalities in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. Juan D. Lombardo, Mercedes Di Virgilio and Leonardo Fernández et al. 5. Designing Whole Landscapes. Paul M. Dolman, Andrew Lovett, Tim O'Riordan and Dick Cobb 6. Management of Urban Regeneration and Conservation in China: A Case of Shanghai. Jiantao Zhang 7. Ecological-economic zoning in the Brazilian Amazon Region: The Imperfect Panoptism. Henri Acselrad 8. Walking in Another's Shoes: Epistemological Challenges in Participatory Planning. Karen Umemoto 9. Urban Planning and Intergroup Conflict: Confronting a Fractured Public Interest. Scott A. Bollens 10. Pragmatic Planning in Multi-stakeholder Tourism-Environment Conflicts. Tazim B. Jamal, Stanley M. Stein and Thomas L. Harper 11. The Usefulness of Normative Planning Theories in the Context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Vanessa Watson 12. Out of the Closet: The Importance of Stories and Storytelling in Planning Practice. Leonie Sandercock 13. Dilemmas in Critical Planning Theory. Raine Mäntysalo Index

'The work represents quality and one cannot find fault with the thorough editing task that has occurred on several layers to bring together so many nationalities and differing standards and approaches to writing.' - Environment and Planning B'The birth of this biennial series is a welcome addition to the international planning literature.' - Journal of Nordregio, 2005'[The papers] provide a worthwhile and valuable read as important subjects for planners and policy makers.' - Journal of Nordregio, 2005'Interesting and informative ... [the papers] demonstrate an excellent knowledge of the relevant literature.' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Environment, January 2006'Researchers as well as practitioners will enjoy it and find it useful ... it has the potential of strengthening the planning discipline and planning education and of enhancing improvements in research design and quality of theory.' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Environment, January 2006'The volume will no doubt be regarded as a "must" for the shelf of every serious planning library.' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Environment, January 2006'A valuable resource for planning educators.' - Planning Perspectives, January 2006'The overwhelming result is a book that is international in scope and one that fills a significant void in the planning literature by providing, in a single source, scholarly work that would be otherwise unattainable on so widespread a basis.' - Regional Studies'Rich and challenging ... an important volume for anybody interested in a comparative analysis of planning theory, methodology and practice.' - International Journal of Urban and Regional Research