Slow Planning?
Timescapes, Power and Democracy
Mark Dobson author Gavin Parker author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Published:26th Apr '24
Should be back in stock very soon
A deep exploration on how questions of time and its organisation affect planning practice, this book is aimed at public and private planning practitioners, national and local politicians and policy makers involved in planning, academics and students studying planning and related disciplines.
It presents time as a pervasive form of power that is used to shape democratic practices, and questions ‘project speed’: where time to think, deliberate and plan has been squeezed. The authors demonstrate the many benefits of slow planning for the key participants, multiple interests and planning system overall.
"The book succeeds where many might struggle. Displaying theoretical sensitivity and empirical nuance, they handle the topic with the wisdom of experienced researchers. This book therefore makes a considerable contribution to studying temporalities in planning research. A likely touchstone for future research, the book will be of particular interest to academics and graduate students working on temporalities, as well as those seeking clarity on the role played by time in the indelible politics of planning." Town Planning Review
ISBN: 9781447367703
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188 pages