Planning History and Methodology (Classics in Planning series, 5) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845420918 ISBN 13: 9781845420918

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Planning as deliberate preparation for future action is as old as human history. Agricultural land allocation and cities were always planned, as were military warfare and defence. With the growing complexity of society in the 19th century, however, planning became a discipline and profession. Since then, not only has the perception of planning and its role in society undergone significant change, but its instruments and methods have also evolved. This collection of classic papers by leading individuals of their day reflects how thinking about planning has changed over time. It also includes seminal papers on the methodology of planning to show how sophisticated techniques have been developed to meet the diverse demands of planning in a rapidly changing world.

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Edited by Michael Wegener, Partner, Spiekermann and Wegener, Urban and Regional Research (S&W), Dortmund, Germany, Kenneth Button, University Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, US and Peter Nijkamp, Professor Emeritus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Centre for European Studies, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Romania and the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845420918
• ISBN 13: 9781845420918
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Wegener Michael, Button Kenneth, Nijkamp Peter