Readings in Planning Theory

by Susan S. Fainstein (Editor), Scott Campbell (Editor)

The third edition of Readings in Planning Theory features thirteen new readings that define current debates and presents the works that constitute the main focus of the field, addressing the central issues that face planners as theorists and practitioners.


Expands the focus on international planning by including globalization and theories of development Includes new readings that examine themes emerging in planning theory, including a critique of the modernist roots of centralized planning, a re-emphasis on space in planning, and a discussion of the difficulty of sustainable development Features new case studies of planning success and failure on both sides of the Atlantic Addresses the range of core planning theory so as to remain the primary text in urban planning courses Examines the current state of planning theory and the new directions it has taken in recent years Draws on a wide range of authors who address planning history, arguments for and against planning, competing planning styles, planning ethics, the public interest, and considerations of race and gender

Genres: Urban Planning, Urban, Nonfiction, Reference, Urbanism, Science, Cities

571 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1996

About the author

Susan S. Fainstein (born 1938) is a political theorist and scholar of urban planning. Her research and writing has focused on the distributive effects of urban development strategies and megaprojects, the role of democracy and community control in local public institutions, and establishing a moral theory of "the just city."

A member of the urban planning faculties of Columbia University and Rutgers University for most of her career, Fainstein is now a research scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Reviews

[F · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive and useful.

[Asma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Free useful information

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is the most comprehensive collection of planning theory books out there, in my opinion. It goes through a historical range of theory, from the mid-1800's to the present. All of the contributers are well-known in the field. Highly recommend for anyone beginning to learn planning theory.

[April · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm reading this for school. That is all my reading these days.

[Lee Hunter · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is pretty interesting, if not excessively dense in some parts. it is urban planning primer.

[Marvi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reader is a collection of classical essays on urban and regional planning. Very good for introductory courses of planning theory.

[Firas Thalji]

good read