Philip Allmendinger is Professor of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK.

A lucid and compelling contribution to planning scholarship, this book bridges a range of theoretical perspectives with rare clarity and synthesis, expertly guided by Phil Allmendinger. Essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners seeking fresh insight into how planning can shape more just and resilient cities.

• 1. What is theory?2. Systems and rational theories of planning3. Critical and Marxism4. Neoliberal Planning5. Pragmatism6. Planners as Advocates7. After Modernity8. Planning, Depoliticization and the Post-Political9. Post-Structuralism and New Planning Spaces10. Collaborative Planning11. Gender, Race and Diversity12. Planning, Post-Colonialism, Insurgency and Informality13. Theory and Cities in the Digital Age14. Epilogue: In Search of Planning Theory

Philip Allmendinger is Professor of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK.

A lucid and compelling contribution to planning scholarship, this book bridges a range of theoretical perspectives with rare clarity and synthesis, expertly guided by Phil Allmendinger. Essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners seeking fresh insight into how planning can shape more just and resilient cities.

• 1. What is theory?2. Systems and rational theories of planning3. Critical and Marxism4. Neoliberal Planning5. Pragmatism6. Planners as Advocates7. After Modernity8. Planning, Depoliticization and the Post-Political9. Post-Structuralism and New Planning Spaces10. Collaborative Planning11. Gender, Race and Diversity12. Planning, Post-Colonialism, Insurgency and Informality13. Theory and Cities in the Digital Age14. Epilogue: In Search of Planning Theory

Philip Allmendinger is Professor of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK.

A lucid and compelling contribution to planning scholarship, this book bridges a range of theoretical perspectives with rare clarity and synthesis, expertly guided by Phil Allmendinger. Essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners seeking fresh insight into how planning can shape more just and resilient cities.

• 1. What is theory?2. Systems and rational theories of planning3. Critical and Marxism4. Neoliberal Planning5. Pragmatism6. Planners as Advocates7. After Modernity8. Planning, Depoliticization and the Post-Political9. Post-Structuralism and New Planning Spaces10. Collaborative Planning11. Gender, Race and Diversity12. Planning, Post-Colonialism, Insurgency and Informality13. Theory and Cities in the Digital Age14. Epilogue: In Search of Planning Theory