Reviving Critical Planning Theory

Dealing with Pressure, Neo-liberalism, and Responsibility in Communicative Planning

af Tore Øivin (Norwegian University of Science and Technology Sager

Discussing some of the most vexing criticism of communicative planning theory (CPT), this book goes on to suggest how theorists and planners can respond to it. Looking at issues of power, politics and ethics in relation to planning, this book is for both critics and advocates of CPT, with lessons for all. With severe criticisms being raised against CPT, the need has arisen to systematically think through what responsibilities planning theorists might have for the end-uses of their theoretical wo... (Læs mere)