Planning Ideas That Matter

edited by Bishwapriya Sanyal, Lawrence J. Vale, and Christina D. Rosan

Leading theorists and practitioners trace the evolution of key ideas in urban and regional planning over the last hundred years

With virtually all contributors taking a historical approach, this volume of benchmark essays provides critical perspectives on some of the most important planning conversations in North America over the past ninety years. Written by senior academic practitioners with impeccable credentials, Planning Ideas That Matter will become obligatory reading for generations of graduate students. -- John Friedmann, Honorary Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia In domains from livability to territoriality, from governance to professional practice, these chapters show us how and why familiar but fundamental planning ideas make a difference. Portraying historical and contemporary concerns in an ambitious and vivid panorama, these chapters provide both a compelling overview of, and a serious intellectual introduction to, the theory and practice of city and regional planning. -- John Forester, Professor of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University Planning Ideas That Matter is an outstanding collection of original articles that exemplify the best of reflective and discursive practice. It deserves to be widely read, and has the potential to alter future conversations about key ideas that are shaping our collective future. I highly recommend it. -- Jim Throgmorton, Emeritus Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Iowa