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Call for papers, Planum ? the European Journal of Planning online
Governing spatial development: policy design perspectives on urban planning
In facing problems of spatial development one can often find both
theoretical and practical elements deriving from different
disciplines. Among these, three influential traditions such as urban
planning, architecture and policy studies are today composing a
complex crossway. In this sense, the theme of policy design seems
crucial, but typically this concept derives from a methodological and
rationalist approach in policy studies and sometimes it tends to
oversimplify complex problems such as spatial development policies. By
adopting a critical and pragmatic approach to policy design, it seems
possible to challenge mainstream planning approaches, and to unravel a
series of questions crossing the technical and political dimensions of
spatial development.
The specific topic to be discussed aims at stimulating potential
contributions referred to new conceptions of policy design in urban
planning and policymaking. The general hypothesis in this section of
Planum suggests the opportunity of trespassing the fields of planning,
architecture and policy studies according to selected practices and
reflections.
The submission of critical and theoretical papers coming from every
angle of urban planning, architecture or policy studies, of case or
specific urban policy oriented papers, reflections on current planning
practices is welcome.
You will find the call at
http://www.planum.net/topics/development.htm
and an introductory essay
http://www.planum.net/topics/documents/ponzini_e.pdf
Papers of 4000-6000 words or long abstracts should be submitted to
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Best regards
Davide Ponzini, PhD
Assistant Professor in Urban Planning
Department of Architecture and Planning
Politecnico di Milano
Via Bonardi 3
20133 Milano, Italy
Tel +39 02 23992603
Fax +39 02 23992610
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