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OverviewUrban Planning’s Philosophical Entanglements explores the long-held idea that urban planning is the link in moving from knowledge to action. Observing that the knowledge domain of the planning profession is constantly expanding, the approach is a deep philosophical analysis of what is the quality and character of understanding that urban planners need for expert engagement in urban planning episodes. This book philosophically analyses the problems in understanding the nature of action — both individual and social action. Included in the analysis are the philosophical concerns regarding space/place and the institution of private property. The final chapter extensively explores the linkage between knowledge and action. This emerges as the process of design in seeking better urban communities — design processes that go beyond buildings, tools, or fashions but are focused on bettering human urban relationships. Urban Planning’s Philosophical Entanglements provides rich analysis and understanding of the theory and history of planning and what it means for planning practitioners on the ground. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard S Bolan (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9781138387188ISBN 10: 1138387185 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 27 September 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Knowledge and Action: Can We Urban Planners Really Connect Them? Part I. Knowledge and Expertise Chapter 2. The Knowledge-Action Problem Chapter 3. What Does It Mean to ""Know"" Chapter 4. Certainty and Uncertainty in Science Chapter 5. The Inescapable in Cultural Knowledge Chapter 6. Self- Knowledge and Self-Transformation Part II. Knowledge and Action Chapter 7. Theory of Action Chapter 8. Social Action Part III. The Nature of Professional Action in Urban Planning Chapter 9. A Final Philosophical Entanglement – Space/Place Chapter 10. What is to be done? Epilogue"ReviewsAuthor InformationRichard Bolan has a 60-year career in urban planning. Graduating from Yale, MIT and NYU, he was a practitioner for ten years before joining the faculty at Boston College. Since 1985 he has been a faculty member in the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota. His focus has been teaching and research in planning theory. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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