RTPI Library Series
About the Book Series
Published in conjunction with the Royal Town Planning Institute [http://www.rtpi.org.uk/], this series of leading edge texts is intended for academics, educators, students and practitioners in planning and related fields. Written by globally renowned authors the series looks at all aspects of spatial planning theory and practice from a comparative and international perspective.
Shadows of Power: An Allegory of Prudence in Land-Use Planning
1st Edition
By Jean Hillier
November 27, 2002
Shadows of Power examines public policy and in particular, the communicative processes of policy and decision-making. It explore the important who, how and why issues of policy decisions. Who really takes the decisions? How are they arrived at and why were such processes used? What relations of ...
The Planning Polity: Planning, Government and the Policy Process
1st Edition
By Mark Tewdwr-Jones
November 15, 2002
Planning is not a technical and value free activity. Planning is an overt political system that creates both winners and losers. The Planning Polity is a book that considers the politics of development and decision-making, and political conflicts between agencies and institutions within British ...
The Making of the European Spatial Development Perspective: No Masterplan
1st Edition
By Andreas Faludi, Bas Waterhout
May 10, 2002
The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) is published in eleven official EU languages and so is the most international planning policy document that exists. This book is the only comprehensive account of the process of preparing, negotiating and adopting this document. It outlines the ...
Planning for Crime Prevention: A Transatlantic Perspective
1st Edition
By Ted Kitchen, Richard H. Schneider
January 11, 2002
Crime and the fear of crime are issues high in public concern and on political agendas in most developed countries. This book takes these issues and relates them to the contribution that urban planners and participative planning processes can make in response to these problems. Its focus is thus on...
Planning in Postmodern Times
1st Edition
By Philip Allmendinger
January 10, 2001
Postmodern social theory has provided significant insights into our understanding of society and its components. Key thinkers including Foucault, Baudrillard and Lyotard have challenged existing ideas about power and rationality in society. This book analyses planning from a postmodern perspective ...