<p>"The book succeeds where many might struggle. Displaying theoretical sensitivity and empirical nuance, they handle the topic with the wisdom of experienced researchers. This book therefore makes a considerable contribution to studying temporalities in planning research. A likely touchstone for future research, the book will be of particular interest to academics and graduate students working on temporalities, as well as those seeking clarity on the role played by time in the indelible politics of planning." Town Planning Review</p><p>
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A deep exploration on how questions of time and its organisation affect planning practice, this book is aimed at public and private planning practitioners, national and local politicians and policy makers involved in planning, academics and students studying planning and related disciplines.

It presents time as a pervasive form of power that is used to shape democratic practices, and questions ‘project speed’: where time to think, deliberate and plan has been squeezed. The authors demonstrate the many benefits of slow planning for the key participants, multiple interests and planning system overall.

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A deep exploration on how questions of time and its organisation affect planning practice, this book questions 'project speed': where time to think, deliberate and plan has been squeezed. The authors demonstrate the many benefits of slow planning for the key participants, multiple interests and planning system overall.
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1. Time, Speed and Slow Planning?

2. Time and Practice in Social Theory

3. Time and Participation in Planning

4. Time and Neoliberalisation in Planning

5. Time and Deliberation in Planning

6. Time, Planning and Timescapes for the Future

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The only book to date which addresses the role of time and power specifically in relation to planning practice - a key emerging area for evaluating contemporary planning.

Product details

ISBN
9781447367703
Published
2024-04-26
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Height
234 mm
Width
156 mm
Age
P, G, 06, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet

Biographical note

Mark Dobson is Lecturer in Planning and Development at the University of Reading, UK. His PhD focused on planning reform and austerity localism.

Gavin Parker is Chair of Planning Studies at the University of Reading, UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.