Enabling participatory planning Planning aid and advocacy in neoliberal times
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Biographical note
Gavin Parker is Professor of Planning Studies at the University of Reading. Professor Parker maintains a strong interest in citizenship, participation and governance in land, planning and development. Recent research has centred on neighbourhood planning in England. Emma Street is Associate Professor of Planning and Urban Governance at the University of Reading. Dr Street's research interests cut across urban governance, policy and politics, and planning, architecture and urban design."Parker and Street's well-informed book sets out an interesting proposal for securing greater justice within planning. It is sure to provoke intense discussion within professional and political circles." Huw Thomas, Cardiff University
• The topic of advocacy planning and the localism agenda in planning is coming higher up on the political agenda
• Neighbourhood planning system has become increasingly neo-liberalised/ market-driven and the need for an alternative co-produced planning system for those who are least represented is more important than ever
• From two well-respected and experienced planning academics
• There is no direct competition which offers a new way forward in relation to public engagement in planning
• Looks at the theory and how it translates into practice which fits well with PP mission and offers useful future-looking ideas for those going into/ working in planning
This is a novel topic and there are not any recent publications that have dealt in-depth with the application and delivery of advocacy planning and its political context in a UK context