70 Years? Planning Theory: A Post-postmodernist Perspective

Ernest R. Alexander

SCIENZE REGIONALI, 2015, vol. 2015/1, issue 1, 5-18

Abstract: This survey, a subjective critical review of ?planning theory? as it evolved since the mid- 20th century, has three parts. The first is a condensed account of the emergence of three distinct schools of thought: the radical-communicative, post-structuralist, and institutionalist streams. In the second part each stream is represented reviewing a typical book: Friedmann?s (2011) Insurgencies, Gunder and Hillier?s (2009) Planning in Ten Words or Less, and Webster and Lai?s (2003) Property Rights, Planning and Markets. The last part argues the author?s position - there is no ?planning?, only diverse planning practices - and develops its implications for planning theory and practice.

Keywords: Planning theory; pianificazione comunicativa; pianificazione poststrutturalista. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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