Reviews of 1st edition:-"... A major, carefully argued contribution, which should raise the
discourse among planning theorists to a new level-a level reserved for a book that succeeds …

Discussing some of the most vexing criticism of communicative planning theory (CPT), this
book goes on to suggest how theorists and planners can respond to it. Looking at issues of …

“The people” famously ousted Ferdinand Marcos from power in the Philippines in 1986. After
democratization, though, a fault line appeared that split the people into citizens and the …

Amidst the recent global financial crisis and housing busts in various countries, the
Philippines' booming housing industry has been heralded as “Southeast Asia's hottest real …

Insurgent planning and radical planning are two of the most popular conceptual frames of
reference for progressive planners and theorists of transformative planning practices. In the …

The state bureaucracy played a prominent role in Zimbabwe's “Operation Murambatsvina/
Restore Order”, the world-(in) famous urban “clean-up” operation. The planning system was …

Insurgent planning practice is an emerging idea for counter-hegemonic urban planning in
the Global South, derived (generalized) from empirical work on specific southern contexts …

This book is a critical reflection on the Smart City Mission in India. Drawing on ethnographic
data from across Indian cities, this volume assesses the transformative possibilities and …

Faced with an ever-increasing demand for land in Metro Manila, as well as with the
domination of standardised low-income housing models, the local civil society and the urban …

Over the years, studies have noted the prevalence of urban informality in many countries in
the Global South. Yet, despite its pervasiveness in poor and developing countries, urban …