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Planning in the Face of Power
John Forester
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Description for Planning in the Face of Power
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Why do our best-laid plans often over-reach and under-achieve? Why do our attempts to solve problems in some rational way often run afoul of politics and power? Why do we so often accomplish so little, even as we sense that so much more is possible? By looking closely at the work of city planners, Planning in the Face of Power addresses these questions and provides a new way of thinking about the practical and inevitably political work of improving our neighborhoods, schools, community organizations, and the public institutions that shape our lives. Power and inequality are realities that planners of ... Read more
Why do our best-laid plans often over-reach and under-achieve? Why do our attempts to solve problems in some rational way often run afoul of politics and power? Why do we so often accomplish so little, even as we sense that so much more is possible? By looking closely at the work of city planners, Planning in the Face of Power addresses these questions and provides a new way of thinking about the practical and inevitably political work of improving our neighborhoods, schools, community organizations, and the public institutions that shape our lives. Power and inequality are realities that planners of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520064133
SKU
V9780520064133
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About John Forester
John Forester is Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University.
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