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Gender
And Planning: A Reader (January 25, 2005)
by Susan S. Fainstein (Editor), Lisa J. Servon (Editor)
Increasingly, experts recognize that gender has affected urban planning and the design of
the spaces where we live and work. Too often, urban and suburban spaces support
stereotypically male activities and planning methodologies reflect a male-dominated
society.
To document and analyze the connection between gender and planning, the editors of this
volume have assembled an interdisciplinary collection of influential essays by leading
scholars. Contributors point to the ubiquitous single-family home, which prevents women
from sharing tasks or pooling services. Similarly, they argue that public transportation
routes are usually designed for the (male) worker’s commute from home to the central
city, and do not help the suburban dweller running errands. In addition to these practical
considerations, many contributors offer theoretical perspectives on issues such as
planning discourse and the construction of concepts of rationality.
While the essays call for an awareness of gender in matters of planning, they do not
over-simplify the issue by moving toward a single feminist solution. Contributors realize
that not all women gravitate toward communal opportunities, that many women now share the
supposedly male commute, and that considerations of race and class need to influence
planning as well. Among various recommendations, contributors urge urban planners to
provide opportunities that facilitate women’s needs, such as childcare on the way to
work and jobs that are decentralized so that women can be close to their children.
Bringing together the most important writings of the last twenty-five years, this book is
essential reading for students and scholars of planning theory as well as anyone concerned
with gender and diversity.
Contributors: Susan S. Fainstein, Ann Forsyth, Dolores Hayden, Sikivu Hutchinson, Ann R.
Markusen, Doreen Massey, Linda McDowell, Martha C. Nussbaum, Joan Ockman, Alexander J.
Reichl, Sandra Rosenbloom, Leonie Sandercock, Lisa Servon, Daphne Spain, Gerda R. Wekerle,
Gwendolyn Wright, Iris Marion Young
Susan S. Fainstein is a professor of urban planning at Columbia University. Lisa J. Servon
is an associate professor in the Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy at
the New School.
Basic
Social Policy and Planning - Strategies and Practice Methods (Haworth Social Work
Practice)
by Hobart A. Burch
Reviewer: S. Schreiner
We used this text in graduate school in a class on planning and community development. The
text is relatively easy and enjoyable to read. The author does an excellent job of
describing complex procedures in an understandable way.
Very recommended for anyone who needs or wants an introduction to planning mechanisms in
almost any field!
Globalizing
Taipei: The Political Economy Of Spatial Development (Planning History and the
Environment Series) (July, 2005)
by Reginald Yin-Wang Kwok (Editor)
Partnerships
In Urban Planning: A Guide For Municipalities (June 30, 2005)
by Nabeel Hamdi, Michael Majale
Nabeel Hamdi is a consultant with long experience of urban development issues and is now
attached to Oxford Brookes University, UK. Michael Majale is Lecturer in Overseas
Development in the Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) at the University of Newcastle upon
Tyne's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape.
Planning
and Social Science: A Humanistic Approach : A Humanistic Approach (March 28, 2004)
by Gerald A. Gutenschwager
The primary goal of this book is to give philosophical depth to planning discourse, not
only by examining its scientific pedigree, but also by seeking to extend its horizons into
more humanistic directions, touching upon sociodramatic and even social psychological
questions largely unattended in this discourse.
Planning
World Cities : Globalization, Urban Governance and Policy Dilemmas (Planning,
Environment, Cities) (November 27, 2004)
by Peter Newman, Andrew Thornley
This internationally comparative text on urban planning covers both the global and
regional context in which it takes place and the different combinations of issues
confronting different types of cities. In contrast to existing texts the book considers
both what have traditionally been regarded as "world cities" (London, New York,
Tokyo) and a range of other important cities in the European, American and Asian regions.
The core of the book focuses on an assessment of the strategic policy and planning options
for major cities in response to globalization and other key issues and challenges of the
twenty-first century.
Peter Newman is Director, Centre for Urban and Regional Governance, University of
Westminster. Andy Thornley is Director of Regional and Urban Planning Studies, London
School of Economics and Political Science.
Evaluation
in Environmental Planning: Assessing Environmental, Social, Economic, and Political
Trade-offs
by Donald M. McAllister
Designing
Social Innovation: Planning, Building, Evaluating (August 15, 2005)
by Bob Martens (Editor)
The design and functioning of urban environments is difficult and complex, and because of
the competitive nature of urban planning today, it often does not have the input required
from a variety of disciplines, ranging from psychologists and sociologists to architects
and planners. Researchers from these areas are, however, uniquely placed to monitor
success and advise on what works. This interdisciplinary volume does exactly that, with
contributions by experts from around the world. Based on the best applied research
presented at the 18th meeting of the International Association of People-Environment
Studies, IAPS18, held in Vienna, this volume concentrates on theories and methods in
planning and monitoring, environmental, health, and social impact assessment,
post-occupancy evaluations (POEs), computer modelling, and various simulation tools. It is
thus a fascinating and up-to-date review for researchers, professional practitioners, and
policy makers.
The
Most Segregated City In America: City Planning And Civil Rights In Birmingham, 1920-1980
(June 30, 2005)
Charles E. Connerly
Daphne Spain, Professor and Chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at
the University of Virginia
"This book is required reading for students seeking to understand the relationship
between structure and agency at the local level."
"But for Birmingham," Fred Shuttleworth recalled President John F. Kennedy
saying in June 1963 when he invited black leaders to meet with him, "we would not be
here today." Birmingham is well known for its civil rights history, particularly for
the violent white-on-black bombings that occurred there in the 1960s, resulting in the
city's nickname "Bombingham." What is less well known about Birmingham's racial
history, however, is the extent to which early city planning decisions influenced and
prompted the city's civil rights protests. The first book-length work to analyze this
connection, "The Most Segregated City in America": City Planning and Civil
Rights in Birmingham, 1920-1980 uncovers the impact of Birmingham's urban planning
decisions on its black communities and reveals how these decisions led directly to the
civil rights movement.
Spanning over sixty years, Charles E. Connerly's study begins in the 1920s, when
Birmingham used urban planning as an excuse to implement racial zoning laws, pointedly
sidestepping the 1917 U.S. Supreme Court Buchanan v. Warley decision that had struck down
racial zoning. The result of this obstruction was the South's longest-standing racial
zoning law, which lasted from 1926 to 1951, when it was redeclared unconstitutional by the
U.S. Supreme Court. Despite the fact that African Americans constituted at least 38
percent of Birmingham's residents, they faced drastic limitations to their freedom to
choose where to live. When in the1940s they rebelled by attempting to purchase homes in
off-limit areas, their efforts were labeled as a challenge to city planning, resulting in
government and court interventions that became violent. More than fifty bombings ensued
between 1947 and 1966, becoming nationally publicized only in 1963, when four black girls
were killed in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
Connerly effectively uses Birmingham's history as an example to argue the importance of
recognizing the link that exists between city planning and civil rights. His demonstration
of how Birmingham's race-based planning legacy led to the confrontations that culminated
in the city's struggle for civil rights provides a fresh lens on the history and future of
urban planning, and its relation to race.
Beyond
Metropolis : The Planning and Governance of Asia's Mega-Urban Regions (May 15, 2005)
Aprodicio A. Laquian
"This is an outstanding work of research and synthesis."--Robert Fishman,
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
Beyond Metropolis studies planning and governance in the regions surrounding the twelve
cities in Asia with populations over ten million: Tokyo, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dhaka, Delhi,
Shanghai, Jakarta, Osaka, Beijing, Karachi, Metro Manila, and Seoul. These regions are
greater than cities plus suburbs: for almost all, development has sprawled into the
surrounding countryside, enveloping villages, towns, and small and medium-sized cities,
creating "extended metropolitan regions."
These areas, argues Aprodicio A. Laquian, are the centers of development for their
countries: they represent huge markets; large and varied labor pools; and centers of
politics, education, and culture. Beyond Metropolis examines these mega-urban regions in
terms of governance and sustainability; water, transportation, and housing; and the twin
questions of inner-city redevelopment and satellite area development. The author embraces,
on one hand, unified regional planning and, on the other, cooperative efforts by urban
residents for addressing their own problems. Beyond Metropolis builds on studies conducted
during the 1990s under the Centre for Human Settlements at the University of British
Columbia.
Towards
an Integrated Society: Reflections on Planning, Social Policy, and Rural Institutions
(Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
Tarlok Singh
“This is a major encyclopedia for comparative literature and, secondarily, the
history of ideas. Coming from 98 contributors, the 143 articles vary widely in scope and
method. But a typical entry, running about ten pages and including a bibliography of three
or four sources, traces literary themes through different times and places; more
specialized articles describe genres or literary movements... This ambitious new source,
unique in English, is important for any four-year college library.”–Library
Journal
A leading economic planner discusses the effectiveness of India's five-year plans and
gives his evaluation of the ways in which a nation can become an integrated and caste-free
society within a stable political framework.
How
to Think About Social Problems: American Pragmatism and the Idea of Planning
(Contributions in Political Science) by Hilda Blanco
This thoughtful study has a two-fold purpose. The first is to examine the close
relationship between the philosophy of American pragmatism and the idea of planning, and
the second is to explore how to approach or think about recalcitrant social problems.
Contemporary society's primary response to the issue of social problems is to turn to
professional expertise. No sooner is a problem identified than a profession emerges to
claim it. But intractable social problems, such as poverty or racism, show the limits of
professional social inquiry. Is it the method of inquiry that is at fault, or does the
failure lie in a simplistic and narrow view of reason? In exploring these questions, the
author turns to the pragmatic philosophy of Charles Pierce and John Dewey to develop a
coherent approach to such problems. She concludes that the lasting and meaningful changes
needed to address the major problems we face today call for the cultivation of a culture
of democratic planning that values inclusive communities, social and environmental
justice, and public, practical knowledge.
HILDA BLANCO is Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College of the
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