Abstract
Urban planning theory has been widely criticised by academics and practitioners as being confused and impractical. This review paper outlines a new typology of urban planning theories. Three major "debates' are identified as forming the main streams of thought in the development of urban planning. These are termed the "analytical', "urban form', and "procedural' debates. The three debates are also shown to focus on different stages of the planning process and to be mainly based on explanatory or prescriptive theories. A general evolutionary trend from consensus to diversity is identified across the three streams of thought, and in the future, planning theories are likely to become more explictly divided between openly politicised approaches and persisting technical-neutral orientations. -from Author
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 23-39 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Architecture
- Urban Studies
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
