Urban planning's philosophical entanglements : the rugged, dialectical path from knowledge to action / Richard S. Bolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolan, Richard S., author.

Series:

Routledge research in planning and urban design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Philosophy.

City planning.

Physical Description:

x, 280 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Urban Planning's Philosophical Entanglements explores the long-held idea that urban planning is the link in moving from knowledge to action. Observing that the knowledge domain of the planning profession is constantly expanding, the approach is a deep philosophical analysis of what is the quality and character of understanding urban planners need for expert engagement in urban planning episodes. This book philosophically analyses the problems in understanding the nature of action-both individual and social action. Included in the analysis are the philosophical concerns regarding space/place and the institution of private property. The final chapter extensively explores the linkage between knowledge and action. This emerges as the process of design in seeking better urban communities-design processes that go beyond buildings, tools, or fashions but are focused on bettering human urban relationships. Urban Planning's Philosophical Entanglements provides rich analysis and understanding of the theory and history of planning and what it means for planning practitioners on the ground. Book jacket.

Contents:

Knowledge and expertise

Knowledge and action

The nature of professional action in urban planning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138233591

1138233595

OCLC:

966275026