Democratic Plan
Subtitle: Analysis and Diagnosis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780754674559
Subjects: City planning; Regional planning; Democracy; Architecture, australia
Description: Despite ongoing technical and professional advances, urban and regional planning is often far less effective than we might hope. Conflicting approaches and variable governmental settings have undermined planning's legitimacy and allowed its goals to be eroded and co-opted in the face of mounting challenges. Deeper organising principles for self-understanding, action and productive critique are lacking. This book takes steps toward resolving these problems by providing a clear theoretical position to practically examine urban planning systems within democratic governance settings: the basis of.