Planning Theory and Practice has some articles for download - completely
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Leonie Sandercock's 'Digital Ethnography as Planning Praxis: An
Experiment with Film as Social Research, Community Engagement and Policy
Dialogue' is an intriguing account of the use of film as a mode of
inquiry, a form of meaning making, a way of knowing, and a means of
provoking public dialogue around planning and policy issues. Using a
case study involving the social integration of immigrants, Sandercock
explores the uses and the limits of digital ethnography and storytelling
in the planning field.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a920972885~frm=titlelink
Patsy Healey's 'In Search of the “Strategic” in Spatial Strategy Making'
analyzes the lack of a strategic dimension in many spacial strategies,
making an impassioned argument about the need for planners to pay
attention to urban areas as a whole, influencing the ways in which
multiple actors involved in urban development shape their interventions.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a918403302~frm=titlelink
Finally, we have two free interface discussions. 'Wind Power: Is There
A “Planning Problem”?' explores the issues surrounding 'green energy'
but also brings into focus the wider conceptions of how government and
other stakeholders view the function of spatial planning in regulating
major infrastructure and dealing with “dissent”. The legitimacy of
planning in negotiating transitions towards sustainable energy is
investigated, with lessons of likely relevance to other renewable
technologies.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a918403474~frm=titlelink
'Health at the Heart of Spatial Planning' explores the nature of the
links between spatial planning and health by eliciting views from a
number of practical perspectives. The authors are closely involved in
this crossover field: delivering projects and training and testing the
boundaries between health and urban planning. Their contributions aim to
reflect on the extent to which planning and public health practitioners
work to a shared agenda, and raise questions about the ways in which
they cooperate. Can there be a shared focus on outcomes? What evidence
is there of intersectoral working? Where is collaboration generating new
approaches and ways of working? What are the barriers to further
collaboration and development? Which aspects of the dynamics between the
two fields are poorly researched and understood?
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a920973858~frm=titlelink
We hope that you enjoy these exciting new articles.
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Planning Theory and Practice is now on Facebook:
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Dr Kiera Chapman, Journal Manager
Planning Theory and Practice
Department of Town and Regional Planning
University of Sheffield
Sheffield
S10 2TN
Tel: 0114 222 6940
Email: [log in to unmask]
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