Readings in Planning Theory

By Dave Campbell and James DeFilippis

Book Overview

Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory. Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning theory that brings together the essential classic and cutting-edge readings Features 20 completely new readings (out of 28 total) for the fourth edition Introduces and defines key debates in planning theory with editorial materials and readings selected both for their accessibility and importance Systematically captures the breadth and diversity of planning theory and puts issues into wider social and political contexts without assuming prior knowledge of the field

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119045061
• ISBN13: 9781119045069
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The cornerstones of planning theory

The autors present a superb choice of classical texts on the field of urban planning. I recommend it to all of those who want a good reference on some of the most important ideas that have shaped this field until now.

A very good selection

This book is a very good beginning for a student interested in urban and regional planning. The selections are great, one example is the classic article from Lindblom "The science of muddling through", with several arguments in favor to 'incrementalism'. Another classic is Davidoff's "Advocacy and pluralism in planning", and the text from Beauregard, Krumholz, Healy and Harvey.