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THE URBAN PLANNING IMAGINATION - NICHOLAS A PHE...

Urban planning is not just about applying a suite of systematic principles or plotting out
pragmatic designs to satisfy the briefs of private developers or public bodies. Planning is
also an activity of imagination  with a stock of wisdom and an array of useful methods for
making decisions and getting things done. This critical introduction uncovers and celebrates
this imagination and its creative potential. Nicholas A. Phelps explores the key themes and
driving questions in the circulation of planning ideas and methods over time and across spaces
identifying the contrasts and commonalities between urban planning systems and cultures. He
argues that the tools for inclusive urban planning are today  more than ever  not solely
restricted to the hands of planning bodies  but are distributed across citizens  a variety of
organizations (what Phelps calls 'clubs') and states. As a result  the book sets the ground for
the new arrangements between these groups and actors which will be central to the future of
urban planning. By unsettling standard accounts  this book compels us towards more critical and
creative thinking to ensure that the imagination  wisdom and methods of urban planning are
mobilized towards achieving the aspiration of shaping better places.

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