The Development of Planning Thought

A Critical Perspective
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-23452-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1984, The Development of Planning Thought presents a critical and historical perspective on the development of planning. It spotlights the economic, political, and ideological dimensions of planning both in the UK, and through a case study of practice in Edinburgh.

The author introduces students to critical/political economy approaches to planning, and outlines theories of uneven development, the state and ideology, showing how the theories can be applied. The book thus puts students of planning history, urban planning, and planning theory in touch with a literature which had mushroomed in the late 1970s, both in the UK and overseas. Practising planners will find the discussion of contemporary issues such as planning aid and professionalism useful. The case study of planning in Edinburgh will be of value to all those interested in the development of that city.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hague, Cliff

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Theories and Planning Preface – References and Notes 1. The production of cities 2. The state response – the development of the British planning system 3. The professional discourse Part 2: Planning Practice Preface – References and Notes 4. The making of the historic city 5. The making of a planning ideology 6. The arrival (and departure) of the expert planner 7. The erosion of legitimacy 8. Control or cleavage – the struggle for the city 9. Theory, practice and professionalism

Über Autor(innen)

Cliff Hague, OBE, has been President of CAP (2000–2006) and of the Royal Town Planning Institute (1996). He is Emeritus Professor in Planning and Spatial Development at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He has been Secretary General of CAP and Chair of Built Environment Forum Scotland.