Title & Author:

Planning ideas that matter : livability, territoriality, governance, and reflective practice / edited by Bishwapriya Sanyal, Lawrence J. Vale, and Christina D. Rosan.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.

Description:

vi, 422 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Four planning conversations / Bishwapriya Sanyal, Lawrence J. Vale, and Christina D. Rosan -- I. Ideas about livability. Shaping urban form / Gary Hack ; New urbanism / Robert Fishman ; Sustainability in planning : the arc and trajectory of a movement, and new directions for the twenty-first century city / Timothy Beatley -- II. Ideas about territoriality. Regional development planning / Michael B. Teitz ; Metropolitanism : how metropolitan planning has been shaped by and reflected in the plans of the Regional Plan Association / Robert D. Yaro ; Territorial competitiveness : lineages, practices, ideologies / Neil Brenner and David Wachsmuth -- III. Ideas about governance. Urban development / Mohammad A. Qadeer ; Public-private engagement : promise and practice / Lynne B. Sagalyn ; Good governance : the inflation of an idea / Merilee Grindle ; Self-help housing ideas and practice in the Americas / Peter M. Ward -- IV. Ideas about professional reflection. Reflective practice / Raphael Fischler ; Communicative planning : practices, concepts, and rhetorics / Patsy Healey ; Social justice as responsible practice : influence of race, ethnicity, and the civil rights era / June Manning Thomas.

Summary:

Over the past hundred years of urbanization and suburbanization, four key themes have shaped urban and regional planning in both theory and practice: livability, territoriality, governance, and reflective professional practice. Planning Ideas That Matter charts the trajectories of these powerful planning ideas in an increasingly interconnected world. The contributors, leading theorists and practitioners, discuss livability in terms of such issues as urban density, land use, and the relationship between the built environment and natural systems; examine levels of territorial organization, drawing on literature on regionalism, metropolitanism, and territorial competition; describe the ways planning connects to policy making and implementation in a variety of political contexts; and consider how planners conceive of their work and learn from practice. Throughout, the emphasis is on how individuals and institutions--including government, business, professional organizations, and universities--have framed planning problems and ideas. The focus is less on techniques and programs than on the underlying concepts that have animated professional discourse over the years. The book is recommended for classroom use, as a reference for scholars and practitioners, and as a history of planning for those interested in the development of the field.

ISBN:

9780262017602 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262017601 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780262517683 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
026251768X (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

City planning Social aspects.

Added entries:

Sanyal, Bishwapriya.
Vale, Lawrence J., 1959-
Rosan, Christina D.

Livability, territoriality, governance, and reflective practice

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279463
Call No.: BIB 215495
Status: Available