Urban Planning

Edited by Tüzin Baycan, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, Peter Batey, Lever Professor of Town and Regional Planning, University of Liverpool, UK, 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

‘Urban planning is a diverse discipline with many faces. Some treat it as applied politics; an instrument to operationalize ideology. Others focus on form, method, technique and process, while others emphasize networks, the environment, economics and sustainability. But ultimately the urban planner is a doctor and the urban society, in all its dimensions, the patient. It is the planner’s task to keep the patient happy and healthy and to achieve this goal a balance needs to be struck between all of the aspects above. This volume is indicative of the multi-dimensionality of the profession. It contains some of the most outstanding and groundbreaking works that have been produced by some of the greatest thinkers in all the major fields of urban planning over the past half century.’

• Contents:AcknowledgementsSeries Preface Kenneth Button and Peter NijkampIntroduction Tüzin Baycan Levent, Peter Batey, Kenneth Button and Peter NijkampPART IPLANNING THEORY AND PRACTICE 1. Kevin Lynch and Lloyd Rodwin (1958), ‘A Theory of Urban Form’2. John Muller (1998), ‘Paradigms and Planning Practice: Conceptual and Contextual Considerations’3. John Friedmann (1998), ‘Planning Theory Revisited’4. John Forester (1999), ‘Reflections on the Future Understanding of Planning Practice’5. Stephen Graham and Patsy Healey (1999), ‘Relational Concepts of Space and Place: Issues for Planning Theory and Practice’6. Andreas Faludi (2000), ‘The Performance of Spatial Planning’PART IIPLANNING OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS 7. Lewis Mumford (1954), ‘The Neighborhood and the Neighborhood Unit’8. Hans Blumenfeld (1955), ‘The Economic Base of the Metropolis’9. William Alonso (1970), ‘What are New Towns for?’10. H. Richardson (1972), ‘Optimality in City Size, Systems of Cities and Urban Policy: A Sceptic’s View’11. A. Rapoport (1983), ‘Environmental Quality, Metropolitan Areas and Traditional Settlements’12. Peter Gordon and Harry W. Richardson (1997), ‘Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal?’PART IIIFUTURE URBAN STRUCTURE 13. Catherine Bauer Wurster (1963), ‘The Form and Structure of the Future Urban Complex’14. Charles L. Choguill (1993), ‘Editorial: Sustainable Cities: Urban Policies for the Future’15. Stephen Graham and Simon Marvin (1994), ‘Telematics and the Convergence of Urban Infrastructure: Implications for Contemporary Cities’16. Peter Hall (1997), ‘The Future of the Metropolis and its Form’17. Stephen Graham (1997), ‘Telecommunications and the Future of Cities: Debunking the Myths’18. Saskia Sassen (2001), ‘Impacts of Information Technologies on Urban Economies and Politics’PART IVURBAN PLANNING IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD 19. Jorge E. Hardoy and David Satterthwaite (1986), ‘Urban Change in the Third World: Are Recent Trends a Useful Pointer to the Urban Future?’20. Alan Turner (1992), ‘Urban Planning in the Developing World: Lessons from Experience’21. Josef Leitmann, Carl Bartone and Janis Bernstein (1992), ‘Environmental Management and Urban Development: Issues and Options for Third World Cities’22. Alan Gilbert (1992), ‘Third World Cities: Housing, Infrastructure and Servicing’23. Rodney R. White (1994), ‘Strategic Decisions for Sustainable Urban Development in the Third World’24. David Drakakis-Smith (1995), ‘Third World Cities: Sustainable Urban Development, 1’PART VURBAN PLANNING MODELS 25. Britton Harris (1960), ‘Plan or Projection: An Examination of the Use of Models in Planning’26. F. Stuart Chapin, Jr. (1963), ‘Taking Stock of Techniques for Shaping Urban Growth’27. A.G. Wilson (1968), ‘Models in Urban Planning: A Synoptic Review of Recent Literature’28. P.W.J. Batey and M.J. Breheny (1978), ‘Methods in Strategic Planning: Part I: A Descriptive Review’29. P.W.J. Batey and M.J. Breheny (1978), ‘Methods in Strategic Planning: Part II: A Prescriptive Review’30. Cecilia Wong (1998), ‘Old Wine in a New Bottle? Planning Methods and Techniques in the 1990s’PART VICOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN URBAN PLANNING 31. Sherry R. Arnstein (1969), ‘A Ladder of Citizen Participation’32. Sydney H. Williams (1976), ‘Citizen Participation in City and Regional Planning: An Effective American Methodology’33. Heather Campbell and Robert Marshall (2000), ‘Public Involvement and Planning: Looking Beyond the One to the Many’Name Index