Being a Planner in Society For People, Planet, Place - Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice

This timely book addresses what it is to be a planner in a changing world: a world in need of transformation in the way planning is done in order to tackle social problems and ecological crises. Nicholas Low argues for the need to revalue public planning, sensitive to the social context in which it takes place. Aiming to define the social and political basis of planning, the book highlights how our neo-liberal world has lost touch with the importance of a well-resourced, impartial, professional and permanent public service to democracy. It does so by exploring the role of planning in long-term social and economic change, different understandings of social power and class and how human-nature relationships might influence ecological governance. Planning scholars, particularly those focusing on urban and environmental planning, will find this book an inspiring and accessible read, integrating a wide range of social theories with social and ecological justice.

ISBN:	9781788973786
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Published date:	07 Aug 2020
DEWEY:	307.12
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	304
Weight:	320g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm

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