Gert De Roo, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Jean Hillier, Associate Dean, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, Editor Planning Theory, RMIT University, Australia and Joris Van Wezemael, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

'Complexity theory is the wave of the future in planning thought. It helps us to see how things really work in cities and regions and provides a basis for rethinking the practice of planning for the 21st century. This collection of articles, each of which explores complexity in planning from a different perspective, advances the journey toward more insightful theory and more effective practice.' Judith Innes, University of California, Berkeley, USA, co-author of Planning with Complexity: An Introduction to Collaborative Rationality for the 21st Century ’Complex adaptive systems are the stuff of life and culture. But it is a long way from such general statements to how things play out on the ground. This book provides the best guide yet to planning for that complexity.’ Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick, UK 'Important reading for anyone interested in complexity theory, planning, and city systems.' Journal of Regional Science

• 1: Complexity and Spatial Planning; I: Theoretical Reflections Bridging Complexity and Planning; 2: Baroque Complexity; 3: Planning in Complexity; 4: Transformative Practice as an Exploration of Possibility Spaces; II: Complex Systems and Planning, in between the Real and the Relative; 5: Complexity Theories of Cities; 6: Spatial Planning, Complexity and a World ‘Out of Equilibrium'; 7: Complexity and Transition Management; 8: Coevolutionary Planning Processes; 9: Climate Adaptation in Complex Governance Systems; 10: Beyond Blueprints? Complexity Theory as a Prospective Influence for Metropolitan Governance; 11: Considering Complex Systems; III: Assemblage and a Relational Attitude to Planning; 12: A Different View of Relational Complexity. Imagining Places through the Deleuzean Social Cartography; 13: On the Emergence of Agency in Participatory Strategic Planning; 14: Population Thinking in Architecture; 15: Coevolving Adaptive and Power Networks; IV: Simulating in between the Real and the Ideal; 16: The Metaverse as Lab to Experiment with Problems of Organized Complexity; 17: The Use of Agent-Based Modeling for Studying the Social and Physical Environment of Cities; 18: Building Mega-Models for Megacities

Gert De Roo, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Jean Hillier, Associate Dean, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, Editor Planning Theory, RMIT University, Australia and Joris Van Wezemael, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

'Complexity theory is the wave of the future in planning thought. It helps us to see how things really work in cities and regions and provides a basis for rethinking the practice of planning for the 21st century. This collection of articles, each of which explores complexity in planning from a different perspective, advances the journey toward more insightful theory and more effective practice.' Judith Innes, University of California, Berkeley, USA, co-author of Planning with Complexity: An Introduction to Collaborative Rationality for the 21st Century ’Complex adaptive systems are the stuff of life and culture. But it is a long way from such general statements to how things play out on the ground. This book provides the best guide yet to planning for that complexity.’ Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick, UK 'Important reading for anyone interested in complexity theory, planning, and city systems.' Journal of Regional Science

• 1: Complexity and Spatial Planning; I: Theoretical Reflections Bridging Complexity and Planning; 2: Baroque Complexity; 3: Planning in Complexity; 4: Transformative Practice as an Exploration of Possibility Spaces; II: Complex Systems and Planning, in between the Real and the Relative; 5: Complexity Theories of Cities; 6: Spatial Planning, Complexity and a World ‘Out of Equilibrium'; 7: Complexity and Transition Management; 8: Coevolutionary Planning Processes; 9: Climate Adaptation in Complex Governance Systems; 10: Beyond Blueprints? Complexity Theory as a Prospective Influence for Metropolitan Governance; 11: Considering Complex Systems; III: Assemblage and a Relational Attitude to Planning; 12: A Different View of Relational Complexity. Imagining Places through the Deleuzean Social Cartography; 13: On the Emergence of Agency in Participatory Strategic Planning; 14: Population Thinking in Architecture; 15: Coevolving Adaptive and Power Networks; IV: Simulating in between the Real and the Ideal; 16: The Metaverse as Lab to Experiment with Problems of Organized Complexity; 17: The Use of Agent-Based Modeling for Studying the Social and Physical Environment of Cities; 18: Building Mega-Models for Megacities

Gert De Roo, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Jean Hillier, Associate Dean, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, Editor Planning Theory, RMIT University, Australia and Joris Van Wezemael, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

'Complexity theory is the wave of the future in planning thought. It helps us to see how things really work in cities and regions and provides a basis for rethinking the practice of planning for the 21st century. This collection of articles, each of which explores complexity in planning from a different perspective, advances the journey toward more insightful theory and more effective practice.' Judith Innes, University of California, Berkeley, USA, co-author of Planning with Complexity: An Introduction to Collaborative Rationality for the 21st Century ’Complex adaptive systems are the stuff of life and culture. But it is a long way from such general statements to how things play out on the ground. This book provides the best guide yet to planning for that complexity.’ Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick, UK 'Important reading for anyone interested in complexity theory, planning, and city systems.' Journal of Regional Science

• 1: Complexity and Spatial Planning; I: Theoretical Reflections Bridging Complexity and Planning; 2: Baroque Complexity; 3: Planning in Complexity; 4: Transformative Practice as an Exploration of Possibility Spaces; II: Complex Systems and Planning, in between the Real and the Relative; 5: Complexity Theories of Cities; 6: Spatial Planning, Complexity and a World ‘Out of Equilibrium'; 7: Complexity and Transition Management; 8: Coevolutionary Planning Processes; 9: Climate Adaptation in Complex Governance Systems; 10: Beyond Blueprints? Complexity Theory as a Prospective Influence for Metropolitan Governance; 11: Considering Complex Systems; III: Assemblage and a Relational Attitude to Planning; 12: A Different View of Relational Complexity. Imagining Places through the Deleuzean Social Cartography; 13: On the Emergence of Agency in Participatory Strategic Planning; 14: Population Thinking in Architecture; 15: Coevolving Adaptive and Power Networks; IV: Simulating in between the Real and the Ideal; 16: The Metaverse as Lab to Experiment with Problems of Organized Complexity; 17: The Use of Agent-Based Modeling for Studying the Social and Physical Environment of Cities; 18: Building Mega-Models for Megacities