Planners in Politics

Edited by Louis Albrechts, Research Unit of Planning and Development and Department of Architecture, University of Leuven, Belgium

• Contents:PART I INTRODUCTION1 The challenge to make a difference 2Louis AlbrechtsPART II NATIONAL LEVEL2 A favourable correlation of forces: the best possible base foran academic in government in Brazil 11Ermínia Maricato and Giselle Tanaka3 Indian planning circa 2018 and past experience: did expertsmake a difference? 37Yoginder K. Alagh4 From policy-scientist to science-informed politician.Combining territorial imaginaries, external circumstances anddomestic possibilities 55João FerrãoPART III REGIONAL LEVEL5 Finding spaces for innovation in regional planning practicesthrough enabling and contrasting actions 76Angela Barbanente6 Valuing and reframing knowledge production processes 99Artur da Rosa PiresPART IV CITY LEVEL7 Of architects, mayors and Curitiba: a tale of a Brazilian city 122Jaime Lerner8 Struggling to make a difference: fighting the apartheid racialorder in local governance and planning 147Michael Sutcliffe9 Storytelling and city crafting in a contested age: one mayor’spractice story 174James A. Throgmorton10 Forty years as a politician with a background in planning.How did this affect me as politician and as a planner? 198Aksel Hagen11 Governing planning in Milan 224Alessandro BalducciPART V REFLECTIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED12 Prof(ass)essori , politics and planning: lessons learned formaking a difference 242Daniela De Leo13 From the limits of planning to political engagement 259Louis AlbrechtsIndex 277

‘The book provides a very refreshing way to deal with the politics of plan making and plan implementation. Interesting stories of planners successfully making a difference through political insti- tutions make this book an engaging read for academics, practitioners and students, and therefore it is highly recommended.’