In the 3rd edition of the leading introductory textbook to planning theory, Allmendinger
provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date analysis of planning theories, how these relate to …

Beirut is a city divided. Following the Green Line of the civil war, dividing the Christian east
and the Muslim west, today hundreds of such lines dissect the city. For the residents of …

Hugh Barton, Martin Chick, Ron Griffiths and Tony Scrase were kind enough to read earlier
drafts of selected chapters of this book. I am very grateful to them for their comments …

Governance and decision-making in “smart” cities increasingly rely on resident-reported
data and data-driven methods to improve the efficiency of city operations and planning …

With its origins in systems ecology and emerging interest in the inter-disciplinary
examination of the governance of linked social-ecological systems, social-ecological …

It is fifty years since the first edition of this book was published. There have been many
changes in the style and content of planning in the UK since then and this is reflected in the …

Theories of urban and regional planning have been deficient, neglecting to account
sufficientlyfor its use as a tool of social control and oppression. The article argues that …

Transport planning has undergone radical change in the last forty years, and it is now barely
recognizable from its origins in the highway-building movement and its concerns over …

During the last decade or so, many planning theorists have taken a so-called communicative
turn, to the point where somiie have declared the emergence of a dominant new paradigm …

The Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing
cities. Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory …