Spatial Planning and Urban Development Critical Perspectives /

• Main Authors: Palermo, Pier Carlo (Author), Ponzini, Davide (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives ; 10
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Human geography.; Social Sciences.; Human Geography.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

Urban planning is a complex field of knowledge and practice. Through the decades, theoretical debate has formed an eclectic set of possible perspectives, without finding, in our opinion, a coherent paradigmatic framework which can adequately guide the interpretation and action in urban planning. The...