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The Third Edition of the highly successful Readings in Planning Theory continues its well established role in defining the most current debates within the field of planning theory - identifying its boundaries, presenting the works that constitute its central focus, and addressing the central issues that face planners as theorists and practitioners. While maintaining an emphasis on developing an understanding of the process and substance of planning within real world constraints, readings in the new edition reflect many of the developments and r... MOREapidly changing dynamics of today's globalized world. Chapter updates and the addition of some 13 new readings place an emphasis on emergent themes in planning theory, including changing approaches to modernism, urbanism, communicative action, power, inequality, and justice in the city. A major new section is devoted to planning in a globalized world, with readings addressing the impact of theories of globalization and of theories of development on planning theory. Essays continue to address the role of planning in developing the 'good' city and region within the constraints of a capitalist political economy and a democratic political system, while seeking explanations and guides to planning practice based on analyses of the political economies of the U.S., U.K., and other nations. Building on its established success and well earned reputation, the 3rd Edition of Readings in Planning Theory is certain to emerge as the definitive work in this increasingly important field.

This book defines the debates within the field of planning theory, identifies its boundaries, presents the works that constitute its central focus, and addresses the central issues that face both theorists and practitioners.This new edition brings the topic up-to-date and includes new additions on justice in the city and planning in a globalized world, as well as reflecting a renewed interest in questions of design, including the design of public space. Other selections have been updated to reflect emergent themes in planning theory, including changing approaches to themes of modernism, urbanism, communicative action, power, and inequality.

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

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Introduction: The Stucture and Debates of Planning Theory	p. 1
Foundations of Twentieth-Century Planning Theory	p. 21
Introduction	p. 23
Urban utopias in the Twentieth Century	p. 27
Auhroritarian High Modernism	p. 54
The Death and Life of Great American Cities	p. 72
The Good City: In Defense of Utopian Thinking	p. 87
Planning: Justifications and Critiques	p. 105
Introduction	p. 107
Utilitarianism's Bad Breath? A Re-evaluation of the Pablic Interest Justification for Planning	p. 111
Planning the Capitalist City	p. 132
Urban Design after Battery Park City: Opportunities for Variety and Vitality in Large-Scale Urban Estate Development	p. 139
Planning Types/Normative Frameworks	p. 153
Introduction	p. 155
Planning Thoery and the City	p. 159
The Science of "Muddling Through"	p. 176
Advocy and pluralism in Planning	p. 191
Challenges of Deliberation and Participation	p. 206
Traditions of Planning Thought	p. 214
Planning in Action: Successes, Failures, and Strategies	p. 235
Introduction	p. 237
Implications of Private-Public Partnerships on the Development of Urban Public Transit Infrastructure The Case of Vancouver, Canaca	p. 241
Collective Ownership and Community Control and Development: The Long View	p. 268
Bringing Power to Planning Research: One Researcher's Praxis Story	p. 292
Social Justice: Race, Gender, Class	p. 315
Introduction	p. 317
Inclusive and Democracy	p. 321
The minority-Race Planner in the Quest for a Just City	p. 338
Nurturing: Home, Mom, and Apple Pie	p. 358
Planning as a Heterosexist Project	p. 384
Planning Goals: Justice, Conflict, and the Right to the City	p. 407
Introduction	p. 409
Green Cities, Growing Cities, Just Cities? Urban Planning and the Contradictions of Sustainable Development	p. 413
AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct American Istitute of Certified Planners	p. 439
Public Policy as Discursive Construct: Social Meaning and Multiple Realities	p. 445
The Mauling of Public Space	p. 463
Planning in a Globalized World	p. 473
Introduction	p. 475
Re-examining the International Diffusion of Planning	p. 479
Political Strategies for More Livable Cities: Lessons from Six Cases of Development and Political Transition	p. 499
Is History Repearing Itself? From Urban Renewal in the United States to Inner-City Redevelopment in China	p. 518
Re-engaging Planning Theory? Towards "South-Eastern" Perspectives	p. 540
Credits and Sources	p. 550
Index	p. 553
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Susan S. Fainstein is Professor in the Urban planning Program at the Harvard University Graduates School of Design. Her books include The Just City (2010), The City Builders (second edition, 2001), and Restructuring the City (1986). Fainstein is also a recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) for lifetime career achievement. Scott Campbell is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Doctoral Program Director in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. He is a co-author of The Rise of the Gunbelt: The Military Remapping of Industrial America (1991). He article on sustainable development won an award for best article of the year from the Journal of the American Planning Association.

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