Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Terrain of Planning Theory -- 2. Two Centuries of Planning Theory: An Overview -- 3. Planning as Social Reform -- 4. Planning as Policy Analysis -- 5. Planning as Social Learning -- 6. Planning as Social...

Verlagsinfo: John Friedmann addresses a central question of Western political theory: how, and to what extent, history can be guided by reason. In this comprehensive treatment of the relation of knowledge to action, which he calls planning, he traces the major intellectual traditions of planning...

It is only in the past quarter century that urbanization has emerged in China as a force of social transformation while a massive population shift from country to city has brought about a dramatic revolution in China's culture, politics, and economy. China's Urban Transition synthesizes research...